Wilbraham · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Wilbraham
226 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 204 of them buildings, with 4 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 35 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1740Warriner, Dea. Nathaniel - Merrick, Mary House · 599 Main St · Colonial
- 1740Merrick, Dea. David House · 515 Main St · Georgian
- 1745Bliss, Ens. Abel House · 182 Mountain Rd
- 1748Brewer, Isaac House · 473 Main St · Altered beyond recognition; Colonial; Victorian Eclectic
- 1769Bliss, Silas - Woodward, Dea. Aaron House · 218 Mountain Rd · Georgian
- 1770Unnamed in the inventory · 875 Stony Hill Rd · Federal
- 1771Barker, Ezra - Warriner, Ethan House · 664 Stony Hill Rd · Federal; Italianate
- 1772Bliss, Levi House · 87 Main St
- 1772Atchinson, Benoni - Richards, James House · 687 Stony Hill Rd · Federal
- 1783Brewer, Gaius House · 717-719 Stony Hill Rd · Federal; Greek Revival
- 1785Chappel, Daniel - Mack, Nathan House · 48 Beebe Rd · Federal
- 1785Smith, S. - Butler, Benjamin House · 3113 Boston 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 Wilbraham Is Built In
- Greek Revival33
- Federal14
- Victorian Eclectic11
- Federal; Greek Revival11
- Queen Anne9
- Italianate9
- Colonial Revival8
- Gothic Revival5
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
32 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 9 historic areas in town: Main Street Area; North Wilbraham; Red Bridge Generating Station….
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.