The Oldest Houses in West Stockbridge

The Oldest on the Inventory

• 1766Williams, Elijaha House · 8 Albany Rd · Colonial
• 1768Tobey - Bailey Homestead · 38 West Center Rd · Federal; Georgian
• 1779Brown - Pixley House · Great Barrington Rd · Colonial
• 1782Arnold, Joseph - Shaw, Nathan House · 25 Cross Rd · Federal
• 1784Boynton, Caleb House · 16 Great Barrington Rd · Federal
• 1786Ford, John Farm · 10 Cobb Rd · Federal; Georgian
• 1790Boughton, Matthew House · 117 Great Barrington Rd · Federal
• 1791Brown, Stephen House · 266 Great Barrington Rd · Colonial
• 1792Young - Stickles House · 60 East Alford Rd · Georgian
• 1793Barnes, Silas House · 2 Water St · Colonial
• 1794Cone, Ashbel House · 227 Great Barrington Rd · Colonial
• 1796Lewis - Wilson - Tobey - Easland House · 124 West Center Rd · 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 West Stockbridge Is Built In

• Greek Revival60
• Federal21
• Colonial9
• Italianate8
• Victorian Eclectic6
• Cape; Postwar Traditional5
• Federal; Greek Revival4
• Greek Revival; Victorian Eclectic3

Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.

What Listing Actually Means Here

2 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. 1 carry recorded preservation restrictions that run with the deed. The inventory maps 8 historic areas in town: West Stockbridge Center; Williamsville Village; West Stockbridge Village Commercial 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.