The Oldest Houses in Tolland
43 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 29 of them buildings, with 6 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
- 1765Fowler Tavern - Winslow, Dennis House · 7 West Granville Rd · Georgian
- 1770Slocum, David House · 1365 Colebrook River Rd
- 1770Manchester, Shadrack House · 1234 Colebrook River Rd · Colonial
- 1770Slocum, Oliver - Marshall, Milo House · 399 West Granville Rd · Greek Revival
- 1772Unnamed in the inventory · 30 Clubhouse Rd · Georgian
- 1780Marshall, Perez - Toupense, Xavier House · 1043 Burt Hill Rd · Greek Revival
- 1790Hamilton - Spring, D. House · 336 West Granville Rd · Greek Revival
- 1793Harrison, Rev. Roger House · 15 New Boston Rd · Federal
- 1795Marshall, Garius House · 827 Burt Hill Rd · Victorian Eclectic
- 1800Marshall, Dudley - Doherty, B. House · 161 Covell Rd
- 1820Hale, Wellington House · 174 Clark Rd · Federal
- 1820Granger, Lancelot House · 617 Rivers Rd · Greek 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 Tolland Is Built In
- Greek Revival12
- Federal2
- Georgian2
- Victorian Eclectic1
- Colonial1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
No local historic district binds owners here. The inventory maps 1 historic area in town: Tolland Center.
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.