The Oldest Houses in Monterey

The Oldest on the Inventory

• 1739Garfield, Lt. Isaac House · 244 Mount Hunger Rd · Colonial
• 1747Hale, Dea. William House · 4 Art School Rd · Colonial
• 1750Harmon, Philando Farm · 129 New Marlborough Rd · Georgian
• 1750Brewer, Capt. John House · 471 Main Rd · GeorgianNational Register
• 1750Brewer, J. - Langdon, J. House · 454 Main Rd · Georgian; Greek Revival
• 1765Bidwell, Rev. Adonijah House · 100 Art School Rd · GeorgianPreservation restriction
• 1775Ticknor, Dr. A. P. House · 445 Main Rd · Federal; Georgian
• 1776Townsend, S. House · 8 Fairview Rd · Federal
• 1776Townsend, Jonathon House · 287 Main Rd · Federal; Georgian
• 1780Monterey Center General Store · 448 Main Rd · Federal
• 1780Fargo, Moses House · Chestnut Hill Rd · Federal
• 1790Unnamed in the inventory · 290 Main Rd · Colonial

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 Monterey Is Built In

• Greek Revival26
• Federal12
• Colonial Revival7
• Georgian4
• Colonial4
• Victorian Eclectic2
• Federal; Georgian2
• Federal; Greek Revival1

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

What Listing Actually Means Here

2 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. 2 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 5 historic areas in town: Monterey Center; Monterey Old Center; Chestnut Hill….

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.