West Springfield · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in West Springfield
470 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 398 of them buildings, with 33 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
- 1754Day, Josiah House · 70 Park St · ColonialLocal historic district
- 1756Stebbins, Jere - Colton House · 10 King's Hwy
- 1763Ely, Samuel House · 431 Elm St
- 1767Phillips House · Memorial Ave · Colonial
- 1775Atkinson, John House and Store · 1305 Memorial Ave · Federal
- 1776Potter, Capt. John House · Memorial Ave · Georgian
- 1780Miller, Jacob Tavern Ell · 2032 Westfield St
- 1790Rogers House · 184 Rogers Ave · Federal
- 1794Gilbert House · Memorial Ave · Federal
- 1798Pepper, Russell House · 138 Cayenne St
- 1799Brooks, Levi House · 44 Cayenne St · Federal
- 1800West Springfield First Parish Church · 732 Elm St · FederalLocal historic district
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 West Springfield Is Built In
- Colonial Revival55
- Victorian Eclectic54
- Queen Anne40
- Greek Revival18
- Classical Revival12
- Contemporary9
- Italianate8
- Bungalow; Craftsman7
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
11 of the town's inventoried resources are on the National Register, an honour that, for a private owner, restricts almost nothing. 12 sit in a local historic district, where exterior changes need a commission's sign-off, the designation with teeth. 4 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 14 historic areas in town: Park Street - Town Common Area; Main - Merrick Streets Area; Mittineague….
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.