Pittsfield · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Pittsfield
920 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 699 of them buildings, with 61 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
- 1762Brattle - Burbank House · 600 Williams St · Georgian
- 1780Melville, Herman House (Arrowhead) · 780 Holmes Rd · GeorgianNational Historic Landmark
- 1785Van Schaick, Henry House · 639 South St · Federal
- 1791Sackett Farm · 942 Williams St · Federal
- 1792Robbins, Joshua House · Cascade St · Georgian
- 1800Stevens, Joel Farm · 1531 West St
- 1800Lathers, Richard House · 870 Holmes Rd · Federal
- 1810Crosby, John House · 1185 West St · Federal
- 1810Cadwell Homestead · 292 South Mountain Rd · Greek Revival
- 1810Unnamed in the inventory · 88 Cascade St · Federal
- 1810Wood Building · 28-32 Bank Row · Federal; ItalianateNational Register
- 1812Goodrich, Maj. Butler House · 823 North St · Federal
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 Pittsfield Is Built In
- Italianate80
- Greek Revival57
- Colonial Revival57
- Victorian Eclectic37
- Classical Revival23
- Federal23
- Queen Anne21
- Second Empire19
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
205 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. 29 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. 8 are National Historic Landmarks. The inventory maps 29 historic areas in town: Park Square Historic District; North Street; Pontoosuc Mill District….
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.