The Oldest Houses in Ware
256 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 216 of them buildings, with 12 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 16 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1750Unnamed in the inventory · 45 Greenwich Rd · Georgian
- 1759Thayer, Rev. Ezra House · 350 Belchertown Rd · GeorgianNational Register
- 1780Moss, Rev. Reuben House · 302 Belchertown Rd · GeorgianNational Register
- 1780Eddy House · 105 Church St · Federal; Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1780Gould Tavern · 299 Belchertown Rd · FederalNational Register
- 1780Harwood, A. J. House · 200 Greenwich Rd · Greek Revival; No style
- 1780Babcock Tavern · 170 Old Belchertown Rd · Georgian
- 1790Magoon, Isaac House · 17 Church St · Federal; Greek Revival
- 1790Unnamed in the inventory · 29 Sczygiel Rd · Colonial
- 1792Brackenridge, George House · 84 Doane Rd · Georgian
- 1799First Congregational Meeting House · 295 Belchertown Rd · Greek RevivalPreservation restriction
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 216 Old Gilbertville Rd · Colonial
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 Ware Is Built In
- Greek Revival36
- Colonial Revival18
- Queen Anne12
- No style; Queen Anne11
- Greek Revival; No style11
- Federal9
- Second Empire6
- Classical Revival5
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
145 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. 2 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 13 historic areas in town: Ware Millyard Historic District; Pulaski - Water Street Area; West Main Street Area….
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.