Hinsdale · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Hinsdale
54 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 40 of them buildings, with 6 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 18 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1775Tyler, Rufus Tavern · 440 Maple St · Georgian
- 1777Pearce, Christopher House · 299 Maple St
- 1790Belcher, Andrew House · 435 Maple St · Federal
- 1798Mack, John T. House · 403 Maple St · Federal
- 1798First Congregational Church of Hinsdale · 125 Maple St · Federal
- 1800Merrill, J. - Benson, D. House · 421 Maple St
- 1800Allen, Thomas House · 375 Maple St · Greek Revival
- 1800Tracy, Nathaniel House · 966 Middlefield Rd · Federal
- 1802Wentworth, Daniel House · 48 Stonehouse Rd · Federal
- 1812Hinsdale Congregational Parsonage · 412 Maple St · No style; Victorian Eclectic
- 1816Baptist Church, Old · 460 Maple St
- 1822Knight, Asher House · 724 Middlefield 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 Hinsdale Is Built In
- Greek Revival13
- Federal6
- Federal; No style2
- Queen Anne2
- No style; Victorian Eclectic2
- Greek Revival; Victorian Eclectic1
- Greek Revival; No style1
- Georgian1
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 5 historic areas in town: Maple Street Area; Hinsdale Center; Plunkett Avenue - Maple 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.