The Oldest Houses in Montague

The Oldest on the Inventory

• 1720Unnamed in the inventory · 33 Highland Ave · Colonial
• 1739Root, Joseph Tavern · 17 Old Sunderland Rd · ColonialNational Register
• 1739Root, Joseph Tavern Ell · 6 Station StNational Register
• 1750Unnamed in the inventory · 119 Old Sunderland Rd
• 1754Clapp, Capt. John House · 396 Federal St · Federal; Greek Revival
• 1760Stone, Alvah Mill · 400 Greenfield RdNational Register
• 1780Unnamed in the inventory · 96 Taylor Hill Rd
• 1782Unnamed in the inventory · 438 Federal St
• 1800Montague Center Schoolhouse · 15 North St · Greek RevivalNational Register
• 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 27 Main St · GeorgianNational Register
• 1805Root, Elihu House · 38 Center St · FederalNational Register
• 1805Gate, Aaron House · 18 Main St · FederalNational Register

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 Montague Is Built In

• Greek Revival56
• Victorian Eclectic22
• Queen Anne20
• Colonial Revival16
• Italianate13
• Panel Brick12
• Italianate; Panel Brick7
• Not researched; Ranch6

Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.

What Listing Actually Means Here

443 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 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 12 historic areas in town: Bitzer, John Farm; Montague Center Common Area; The Patch….

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.