Shutesbury · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Shutesbury
177 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 139 of them buildings, with 1 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 5 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1741Temple, Thomas House · 235 Wendell Rd · Colonial
- 1750Burt, Jonathan - Nash, Timothy Barn · 70 Cooleyvlle Rd
- 1764Cady, Samuel House · 4 Leverett Rd
- 1782Mayo, Isaachar House · 351 Wendell Rd · Colonial
- 1784Pierce, John House · 206 Cooleyvlle Rd · Federal
- 1785Ripley - Ames House · Lakeview Rd · Federal; Greek Revival
- 1790Whitney, Eliphalet - Williams, Asa House · 376 West Pelham Rd
- 1792Ward, Nahum House - Randall, Dr. William House · 11 Town Common Rd
- 1798Eager, Noah House · 45 Plaza Rd · Altered beyond recognition; No style
- 1798Briggs, Life - Crossman, Simmons House · 449 West Pelham Rd · Federal
- 1800Fish, Ezra House · 217 West Pelham Rd
- 1800Green, Edward - Waterman, Dexter House · 16 Locks Pond Rd · 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 Shutesbury Is Built In
- Greek Revival24
- Federal8
- Federal; Greek Revival3
- Colonial2
- English Revival2
- Victorian Eclectic2
- Bungalow; Craftsman2
- Altered beyond recognition; Colonial Revival1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
1 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 6 historic areas in town: Quabbin Reservoir; Lake Wyola State Park; Lake Wyola….
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.