Shelburne · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Shelburne
335 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 315 of them buildings, with 7 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
- 1760Lawson, Archibald House · Reynolds Rd · Greek Revival
- 1762Clark, Joel Tavern · Wilson Graves Rd
- 1770Stebbins, Joseph House · Smead Rd
- 1773Hubbard, Rev. Robert House · 72 Old Village Rd · Federal; GeorgianNational Register
- 1775Butler, John House · Taylor Rd
- 1778Skinner, Jared House · Lucy Fiske Rd
- 1780Jones, Abijah House · Bardwell's Ferry Rd
- 1784Severance, Martin Jr. House · 6 Maple St · GeorgianNational Register
- 1784Long, John House · Little Mohawk Rd
- 1795Boyd House - Wells, Walter Tavern · Old Greenfield Rd
- 1800Severance, Martin Jr. Shop - Carriage House · 10 Maple St · FederalNational Register
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 58 Water St · 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 Shelburne Is Built In
- Greek Revival47
- Italianate40
- Queen Anne29
- Colonial Revival24
- Victorian Eclectic12
- Federal10
- Cape; Not researched8
- Not researched; Ranch6
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
298 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: Development #4 Hydroelectric Power Facility; Development #3 Hydroelectric Power Facility; Development #2 Hydroelectric Power Facility….
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.