The Oldest Houses in Lee
368 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 321 of them buildings, with 20 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 26 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1760Davis, Isaac - McAllister, Henry House · 720 Meadow St · Greek Revival
- 1768Bullard, James House · 460 Stockbridge Rd
- 1777Dimmuck, Sylvanus - Bassett Homestead · 607 Greylock St · Colonial; Victorian Eclectic
- 1778Foote, Jonathan House · 1 East St · Georgian
- 1780Bradley, Stephen House · 570 Devon Rd · Georgian
- 1780Van Deusen, Matthew - Lee Marble Company House · 480 Marble St · Colonial
- 1780Stone - Bowen House · 85 Orchard St · Federal
- 1782Bradley, Eli House · 205 Bradley St · Federal
- 1785Hull House · 445 Devon Rd · Federal
- 1785Dimmuck, Sylvanus House · 600 Greylock St · Georgian
- 1792Hyde, Rev. Alvan House · 144 West Park St · Colonial Revival; GeorgianNational Register
- 1793Howk, Abraham House · 20 Stockbridge Rd · Federal; 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 Lee Is Built In
- Greek Revival45
- Italianate35
- Federal23
- Victorian Eclectic23
- Colonial Revival15
- Queen Anne14
- Federal; Greek Revival10
- Shingle Style6
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
92 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. 5 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 6 historic areas in town: Lower Main Street Historic District; Lee Center; East Lee….
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.