Springfield · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Springfield
3,563 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 3,105 of them buildings, with 288 recorded as demolished and excluded below.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1775Keith, Ezekiel and Mary Barber House · 258-260 Mill St · Altered beyond recognition; Colonial Revival
- 1805Bliss House Local Historic District · 44-46 Dale St · FederalLocal historic district
- 1808Springfield Armory - West Arsenal · State St · FederalNational Historic Landmark
- 1809Springfield Armory Building #27 - Annex Building - Hill Shops · State StNational Historic Landmark
- 1812Alexander House · 29-37 Elliot St · Federal; Greek RevivalLocal historic district
- 1818First Church Congregational · 50 Elm St · Federal; Greek RevivalPreservation restriction
- 1819Springfield Armory Building #16 - Administration Building · State St · Federal; ItalianateNational Historic Landmark
- 1824Springfield Armory Building #15- East Arsenal · State St · FederalNational Historic Landmark
- 1825Bucklin, John House · 215 Parker St · Colonial Revival; Federal
- 1825Bly, George House · 164 Parker St · Federal; No style
- 1825Springfield Manufacturing Company Boarding House · 577-579 Main St
- 1825Avery, John House · 988-994 Main St · Altered beyond recognition; Colonial Revival; 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 Springfield Is Built In
- Colonial Revival840
- Queen Anne580
- Classical Revival179
- English Revival167
- Queen Anne; Stick Style154
- Italianate107
- Craftsman106
- Victorian Eclectic75
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
1,638 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. 1,032 sit in a local historic district, where exterior changes need a commission's sign-off, the designation with teeth. 64 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. 42 are National Historic Landmarks. The inventory maps 97 historic areas in town: Upper Lyman Warehouse District; Apremont Triangle Historic District; Smith Carriage Company District….
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.