Great Barrington · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Great Barrington
699 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 638 of them buildings, with 13 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 20 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1733Wheeler, Capt. Truman House · 817 South Main St · GeorgianNational Register
- 1742Nash, Daniel House · 38 Stockbridge Rd · Colonial
- 1746King, Stephen House · 250 Maple Ave · Colonial
- 1751Van Deusenville School · 237 North Plain Rd · Colonial; No style
- 1759Dwight, Gen. Joseph - Henderson, Dea. Allen House · 390 Main St · ColonialNational Register
- 1762Lee, Dr. Joseph House · 530 South Main St · Greek Revival
- 1765Great Barrington Old Post Office · 94 1/2 Main St · Altered beyond recognition
- 1766Wainwright Hall - Pope House · 518 South Main St · Queen Anne
- 1770Railroad Hotel, The · 87 Railroad St · Federal; No style
- 1771Wheeler, Capt. Truman Workshop · 817 South Main St · ColonialNational Register
- 1771Van Deusen, Conrood House · 256 Park St North
- 1771Church, David - Tefft, Frank Griswold House · 770 South Main St · Altered beyond recognition; Greek Revival; Victorian Eclectic
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 Great Barrington Is Built In
- Queen Anne121
- Greek Revival52
- Colonial Revival42
- Italianate41
- Federal30
- Victorian Eclectic27
- No style; Ranch18
- Shingle Style16
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
190 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. 10 sit in a local historic district, where exterior changes need a commission's sign-off, the designation with teeth. 2 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. 1 is a National Historic Landmark. The inventory maps 15 historic areas in town: Great Barrington Center; Monument Mills; District A (Downtown Historic District)….
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.