The Oldest Houses in Otis
131 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 90 of them buildings, with 5 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 19 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1760Larkom, Paul House · 390 Reservoir Rd · Georgian
- 1765Jackson, J. C. House · 701 Becket Rd · Georgian
- 1770Jones, Adonejah House · 470 Ed Jones Rd · Colonial; Georgian
- 1780Bushnell - Jones House · 1892 North Main Rd · Georgian
- 1782Gibbs - Pelton, Samuel - Pelton, Ephrain House · 75 Old Quarry Rd · Colonial; Georgian
- 1782Breakenridge, James House · 802 Stebbins Rd · Georgian
- 1784Jones, Arthur House · 13 Werden Rd · Georgian
- 1785Baird - Broga - Bristol House · 2015 North Main Rd · Colonial; Federal
- 1786Merritt, John Farm · 197 Merritt Rd · Federal
- 1789Davison, John Farm · 40 Davison Rd · Federal
- 1790Phelps, Starling and Issaic House · 1325 Algerie Rd · Federal; Greek Revival
- 1790Seymour, Squire Bavil House and Store · 27 North Main Rd · 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 Otis Is Built In
- Greek Revival22
- Federal13
- Colonial Revival6
- Georgian5
- Italianate3
- Federal; Greek Revival3
- Colonial; Georgian2
- Altered beyond recognition; Federal1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
58 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. The inventory maps 3 historic areas in town: Otis Center Historic District; Tolland State Forest - Peninsula Area; Knox, Gen. Henry Trail.
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.