Southwick · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Southwick
188 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 177 of them buildings, with 3 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 15 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1740Root, John - Clark, Capt. Reuben House · 18 Klaus Anderson Rd · Georgian
- 1751Moore, Roger House · 86 College Hwy · Colonial
- 1762Graves, Abner House · 457 College Hwy · Colonial
- 1765Granger, George House · 337 Hillside Rd · Colonial
- 1775Granger, Heaton - Wheeton, Walter House · 5 Depot St
- 1785Forward, Robert House · 299 College Hwy · Colonial
- 1790Hollister, Hiram Strong House and Blacksmith Shop · 103 Granville Rd · Federal
- 1800Boyington, Samuel - Miller, Albrow House · 636 College Hwy
- 1800Loomis, Richard Goodman House · 449 College Hwy · Federal
- 1800Mills, John Law Office · 36 Depot St · Federal; Gothic Revival
- 1800Gillett, Rodolphus House · 73 Vining Hill Rd · Federal
- 1800Vining, Hiram H. - Larson, Nils House · 72 Mort Vining Rd · Colonial Revival
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 Southwick Is Built In
- Greek Revival29
- Colonial Revival15
- Federal10
- Victorian Eclectic7
- Altered beyond recognition; Greek Revival4
- Colonial4
- Italianate3
- Bungalow; No style3
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 1 historic area in town: Hampshire and Hampden Canal.
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.