Worthington · The Old House Atlas
The Oldest Houses in Worthington
214 resources stand on the state's historic inventory here: 102 of them buildings, with 3 recorded as demolished and excluded below. The assessors' rolls corroborate the age: about 12 parcels in town carry pre-1800 construction dates.
The Oldest on the Inventory
- 1768Worthington Congregational Church Parsonage · 115 West St · Colonial
- 1770Benjamin, E. - Mollison, Lucie House · 226 Huntington Rd
- 1777Prouty, Nehemiah House · 210 Williamsburg Rd · Colonial
- 1778Benjamin, James House · 272 Old Post Rd · Georgian
- 1780Four Corners Farm · 27 Old North Rd · FederalPreservation restriction
- 1782Ward, William - Kilbourne, Alfred House · 40 Buffington Hill Rd · Federal
- 1787Pomeroy, Luther - Conwell, Russell House · 42 Conwell Rd · FederalNational Register
- 1790Mills Tavern · 10 Buffington Hill Rd · Federal
- 1790Witherell - Thayer House · 27 Ireland St · FederalNational Register
- 1790Parish, John House · 65 Parish Rd · Federal
- 1800Watson - Stone House · 66 River Rd · Greek Revival
- 1800Unnamed in the inventory · 102 Clark 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 Worthington Is Built In
- Greek Revival27
- Federal14
- Colonial Revival6
- Victorian Eclectic4
- Italianate4
- Greek Revival; Italianate3
- Queen Anne3
- Colonial3
Inventoried buildings by recorded style, the survey's lens, not a census of every roof in town.
What Listing Actually Means Here
123 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: Worthington Corners; South Worthington Historic District; West Worthington….
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.