Richmond · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Richmond
112 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 89 of them buildings, with 8 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 18 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1762Cogswell Cottage · 1226 State Rd · Colonial
- 1763Parmele, Silas House · 576 State Rd · Georgian
- 1770Unnamed in the inventory · 2171 State Rd · Gothic Revival; No style
- 1771Homestead · 2019 State Rd · No style; Queen Anne
- 1775Terrill - Hallock House · 590 Canaan Rd · Georgian
- 1775Bishop, Nathaniel House · 1736 State Rd
- 1780Cook, Dea. House · 216 March Hare Rd · Federal; Georgian
- 1786Chapin House · 752 State Rd · Federal; Georgian
- 1787Peirson House · 1238 State Rd · Georgian
- 1791Northeast School · 981 Summit RdNational Register
- 1792Kenmore · 1385 State Rd · Colonial Revival; Federal; GeorgianNational Register
- 1794Blue Heaven Farm · 1276 Lenox 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 Richmond Is Built In
- Greek Revival19
- Federal14
- Colonial7
- Federal; Georgian3
- Georgian3
- Federal; Greek Revival2
- Shingle Style1
- Postwar Traditional1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
46 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 2 historic areas in town: Richmond Furnace Historical and Archaeological District; Richmond Iron Works Worker Housing.
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.