The Oldest Houses in Russell
170 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 137 of them buildings, with 11 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 1 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1790Heath, W. House · 1281 Blandford Rd
- 1791Doolittle, Titus House and Tavern · 468 Westfield Rd · Federal
- 1792Bishop, Newman House · 367 General Knox Rd · Altered beyond recognition; Craftsman
- 1795Hawley, John Tavern · 247 Huntington Rd · Colonial Revival; Greek Revival
- 1825Williams, George W. and F. House · 205 South Quarter Rd
- 1830Holmes, William House · 965 Blandford Rd
- 1830Parks, Horace House · 131 Main St · Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1835Clark, Stanton S. House · 116 Dickinson Hill Rd · Greek Revival
- 1837Palmer, Bradford House · 530 General Knox Rd · Greek Revival
- 1840Tinker, Charles House · 98 Huntington Rd · Craftsman; Greek Revival; Victorian Eclectic
- 1840Gould, Henry A. House · 1185 Huntington Rd · Greek Revival
- 1840Parks, Roland House · 184 Main St · Greek RevivalNational 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 Russell Is Built In
- Greek Revival16
- Colonial Revival14
- Craftsman9
- Victorian Eclectic8
- Italianate4
- Queen Anne4
- Altered beyond recognition; Greek Revival3
- Bungalow; Craftsman3
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
40 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 8 historic areas in town: Crescent Mills; Strathmore Mills; Westfield River Paper Company….
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.