Lanesborough · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Lanesborough
73 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 57 of them buildings, with 8 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
- 1712Tyrell Homestead · 825 Partridge Rd · Federal
- 1758Wilcox, Nathaniel House · 10 Bailey Rd · Federal
- 1760Newton, Max House · 55 Quarry Rd · Colonial; Georgian
- 1762Bradley Homestead · 551 North Main St · Colonial
- 1763Guiteau House · 425 Summer St · Colonial; Georgian
- 1765Unnamed in the inventory · 584 North Main St · Federal; Georgian
- 1775Chadwick House · 775 Williamstown Rd · Federal
- 1789Pettibone Farm · Cheshire Rd · Federal; GeorgianNational Register
- 1790Unnamed in the inventory · 115 Bailey Rd · Colonial; Federal
- 1795Unnamed in the inventory · 935 North Main St · Federal; Greek Revival
- 1795Whitney, Timothy House · 178 North Main St · Federal
- 1800Farnam, C. T. House · 1040 North Main St · Georgian; Italianate
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 Lanesborough Is Built In
- Federal19
- Greek Revival9
- Federal; Greek Revival5
- Italianate3
- Shingle Style2
- Federal; Georgian2
- Gothic Revival2
- Colonial; Georgian2
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. 1 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 4 historic areas in town: Gulf - Old State Road Area; Lanesborough Center; Mount Greylock State Reservation….
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.