Middlefield · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Middlefield
64 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 42 of them buildings, with 5 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 11 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1765Newton, John House · 65 Skyline Trl · Federal
- 1780Crowell, Enoch House · 11 Harry Pease Rd · Colonial
- 1780Graves, Amasa House · 43 Harry Pease Rd · Colonial
- 1780Coleman, Dr. William House · 32 Bell Rd · Colonial
- 1780Chapman, Daniel House · 140 Skyline Trl · Federal; Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1780Blossom Tavern · 183 Arthur Pease Rd · Georgian
- 1782Allen, Timothy House · 103 Arthur Pease Rd
- 1783Blush, Joseph House and Tavern · 160 Skyline Trl · FederalNational Register
- 1787Blossom, Thomas and Enos House · 172 Skyline Trl · ColonialNational Register
- 1789Pease, Israel House · 108 Chipman Rd · Colonial
- 1791Middlefield Congregational Church · 167 Skyline Trl · Greek Revival; ItalianateNational Register
- 1794Church House · 99 Skyline Trl · 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 Middlefield Is Built In
- Federal11
- Colonial6
- Greek Revival5
- Victorian Eclectic3
- Italianate2
- Craftsman2
- Georgian2
- Not researched; Split-Level - Raised Ranch1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
37 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. 3 are National Historic Landmarks. The inventory maps 3 historic areas in town: Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District; Middlefield Center Historic District; Western Railroad Stone Arch Bridges and Chester Factory Village Depot.
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.