The Oldest Houses in Dalton
776 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 731 of them buildings, with 26 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 5 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1768Lawrence, Thomas House and Farm · 301-303 East St
- 1780Unnamed in the inventory · 242 Hinsdale Rd
- 1790Cleveland, Alvan House and Farm · 163 Cleveland Rd · Federal
- 1800Chamberlain House · 839 Main St · Federal
- 1800Crane and Company Paper Mill Worker Housing · 405 High St
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 1069-1071 Main St · Altered beyond recognition; No style
- 1800Kirby House · 907 Main St · Craftsman; Federal
- 1801Chamberlain - Burbank House · 799 Main St · Georgian
- 1803Mitchell Tavern · 725-727 Main St
- 1810Branch, Dea. Grove House · 955 Main St · Federal
- 1816Crane, Zenas House · 60 Pioneer St · FederalNational Register
- 1820Hathaway, Charles House · 201 Washington Mt Rd · Federal
Dates are the surveyor's attribution, often approximate. Names are the inventory's own historic designations. These are private homes unless a museum says otherwise, admire from the road.
What Dalton Is Built In
- Victorian Eclectic132
- Colonial Revival81
- Cape; Postwar Traditional40
- Queen Anne35
- Greek Revival20
- Italianate19
- Cape; Not researched13
- Bungalow; Craftsman11
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
174 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. No local historic district binds owners here. 1 is a National Historic Landmark. The inventory maps 6 historic areas in town: Craneville; Dalton Flat - Main Street Area; East Main Street Area….
Old Houses Nearby
The nearest towns, and the age of their housing stock.
From the Desk
RE413 News: what to check before you buy an old house here. Built from the same public record as the figures on this page.
Sources
- Massachusetts Historical Commission inventory; assessors' parcel rolls for the age corroboration. Checked 2026-08-05.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.