The Oldest Houses in Erving
90 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 60 of them buildings. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 2 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1834Coolidge, Henry - Howard, Artemas House · 6 North St
- 1835Field, Rufus House · 54 North St
- 1839Blackmer, David - Willis, W. House · 16 East Main St
- 1842Erving United Church of Christ · 2 East Main St · Greek Revival
- 1846Holden, Heman - Burnett, Henry House · 21 East Main St
- 1847Field, Rufus II House · 64 North St
- 1848Clark, Josiah and Horace House · 20 East Main St · Greek Revival
- 1849Burnett - Jennings, Lyman House · 16 West Main St
- 1849Erving House · 5 West Main St
- 1850B and M Railroad Freight House · Main St
- 1851V and M Railroad Station and Waiting Room · Main St
- 1852Clark, H. B. - Bigelow, David House · 2 Prospect St · Greek Revival
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 Erving Is Built In
- Greek Revival7
- Victorian Eclectic6
- Second Empire2
- Italianate2
- Queen Anne1
- Cape; No style1
- Altered beyond recognition; Other1
- Bungalow; No style1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
No local historic district binds owners here. The inventory maps 8 historic areas in town: Main Street Area; Erving Village Center; Stoneville….
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.