The Oldest Houses in New Salem

The Oldest on the Inventory

• 1750Harris House · 12 Hessian Ln · Greek Revival
• 1773Haskell, Benjamin House and Tavern · 76 Elm St · Georgian
• 1787Felton, Ebenezer House · 46 Cooleyville Rd
• 1790Whipple - Crowl House · 15 Crowl Rd · Federal
• 1793Foster, Joseph - Fay, Emerson House · 2 Orange Rd · Federal
• 1794New Salem First Congregational Church · 26 South Main St · Federal; Gothic RevivalPreservation restriction
• 1794Lyons, Asaph House · 1 South Main StNational Register
• 1800Bullard House · 86 Elm St · Federal
• 1800Roboteau, Charles House · 67 South Main St · GeorgianNational Register
• 1805Felton, Stephen House · 137 South Main St
• 1805Tucker, Joshua House · 19 Lavoie Ln · Greek Revival
• 1807New Salem Center North Congregational Church · 58 Elm St · Federal; Gothic 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 New Salem Is Built In

• Greek Revival29
• Federal10
• Victorian Eclectic3
• Federal; Gothic Revival2
• Not researched; Ranch2
• Greek Revival; Victorian Eclectic2
• Georgian2
• Colonial Revival2

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

What Listing Actually Means Here

47 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. 4 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 6 historic areas in town: New Salem Common Historic District; North New Salem; Morse Village….

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.