Williamsburg · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Williamsburg
80 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 60 of them buildings, with 16 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 33 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1750Hayden, Josiah House · 125 Main St · Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1760Hyde, Eleazer and Rufus House · Hyde Hill Rd · Federal
- 1760Dwight, Josiah House and Tavern · 7 Old Goshen Rd · Colonial
- 1780Coffin, Matthew House · 85 Old Goshen Rd · Federal
- 1790Warner, Jonathan House · 12 North Main St · FederalNational Register
- 1790Paine, Dr. Elija House · 20 Old Goshen Rd · Federal
- 1800Hampshire Hotel · 1 Main St · FederalNational Register
- 1800Meekin, Dr. Thomas House and Office · 16 North Main St · Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1800Thayer, William Store · 15 North Main St · Greek RevivalNational Register
- 1810Warner, Theron House · 17 Main St · FederalNational Register
- 1812Williams, Gross Tavern · 4 Main StNational Register
- 1818Bodman House · 6 North St · 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 Williamsburg Is Built In
- Greek Revival15
- Federal8
- Victorian Eclectic5
- Italianate3
- Victorian Gothic2
- Cape; Postwar Traditional2
- Postwar Traditional1
- Colonial1
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
45 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 3 historic areas in town: Haydenville Historic District; Williamsburg Center Historic District; Graves Farm.
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.