The Oldest Houses in Hancock
82 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 64 of them buildings, with 1 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 12 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1750Scotch - Irish Hay Barn · 3841 Hancock Rd
- 1750Rote, Matias Dutch Cow Barn · 3841 Hancock Rd
- 1765Lapham, Charles House · 136 Main St · Georgian
- 1767Gardner, Caleb B. House and Tavern · 4105 Hancock Rd · Colonial
- 1770Berkshire House Barn, The · 199 Main St · Colonial
- 1771Goodrich House · Goodrich Hollow Rd · Georgian
- 1771Eldridge, Thomas B. House · 257 Main St · Georgian
- 1776Eldridge, Thomas House · 312 Kittle Rd · Federal
- 1780German Carriage Barn · 3841 Hancock Rd
- 1790Gardner, Nathaniel House · 2755-2757 Hancock Rd · Federal
- 1790Hancock Shaker Village Laundry and Machine Shop · 34 Lebanon Mountain RdNational Historic Landmark
- 1793Shaker Village Meeting House · Lebanon Mountain Rd · FederalNational Historic Landmark
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 Hancock Is Built In
- Federal15
- Greek Revival14
- Shingle Style3
- Victorian Eclectic3
- Georgian3
- Colonial2
- Second Empire1
- Gothic Revival; Greek Revival1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
1 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. 2 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. 21 are National Historic Landmarks. The inventory maps 3 historic areas in town: Babcock Barn Museum; Hancock Shaker Village; Pittsfield State Forest - Berry Pond Circuit Road.
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.