The Oldest Houses in Monson
656 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 581 of them buildings, with 35 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 22 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1715King, Ezra House · 69 East Hill Rd · Colonial
- 1720Unnamed in the inventory · 32 Aldrich Rd · Colonial
- 1734Hitchcock Cottage · 16 Chestnut St
- 1750Unnamed in the inventory · 181 Brimfield Rd · Colonial
- 1760Brown, Phoebe Hinsdale House · 15 Mechanic St · Colonial
- 1760King, Samuel House · 36 King St
- 1775Norcross Tavern Caretaker's Cottage · 12 Cushman St · Colonial
- 1775Norcross, William House · 14 Cushman St · FederalNational Register
- 1785Gates, Asa House · 48 State St · Colonial
- 1789Burr, Timothy House · 275 Silver St · Federal
- 1790Fay, Rufus House · 266 Palmer Rd · Federal
- 1790Unnamed in the inventory · 273 Cedar Swamp Rd
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 Monson Is Built In
- Victorian Eclectic125
- Greek Revival66
- Colonial Revival45
- Federal39
- Queen Anne29
- Italianate11
- Craftsman10
- Colonial10
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
82 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 6 historic areas in town: Main Street Area; Silver Street Area; Monson Developmental Center….
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.