History

Fascinating Facts about the Oldest Buildings in the US

You may think that the United States was covered with iconic skyscrapers to private buildings and homes, but you are wrong. The oldest building in America tells you a different story. Did you know? Each state in the United States has the oldest building or homes. Go through our blog to discover the oldest building in the US states.

The Oldest Building in America

During ancient times, people didn’t have any modern equipment like bulldozers, JCBs, and cranes. All they had was manpower, horses, and a few carts. With the help of these simple tools, the building they constructed has lasted for more than decades. Here we have tabularized the oldest buildings in the US. Scroll down to explore the oldest buildings in North America and South America. 

State Name of the Building Year Built
Alabama Joel Eddins House 1810
Alaska Baranov Museum (Kodiak History Museum) 1863
Arizona Fort Misery 1797
Arkansas Jacob Wolf House 1829
California Mission San Juan Capistrano (Serra Chapel) 1638
Colorado Cliff Palace Ancestral Puebloan Dwellings 1190s
Connecticut Henry Whitfield House 1639
Delaware The Old Stone House 1665
District of Columbia Ryves Holt House 1766
Florida González–Alvarez House 1723
Georgia Horton House 1743
Hawaii Ka Hale La’au 1675
Idaho The Coeur d’ Alene’s Old Mission 1850 – 1853
Illinois Fort de Chartres 1720
Indiana Cannelton Cotton Mill 1849
Iowa Louis Arriandeaux Log House 1827
Kansas Fort Leavenworth 1827
Kentucky Locust Grove 1792
Louisiana Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop 1722 – 1732
Maine The Bray House 1645
Maryland Old Trinity Episcopal Church 1652
Massachusetts The Fairbanks House 1637
Michigan Fort Mackinac 1780
Minnesota The Sibley House 1825
Mississippi LaPointe-Krebs House 1757
Missouri Louis Bolduc House 1788
Montana Fort Connah 1847
Nebraska The Bellevue Log Cabin or “The Log Cabin” 1830-1835
Nevada Old Mormon Fort 1855
New Hampshire Richard Jackson House 1644
New Jersey C.A. Nothnagle Log House 1638 – 1640
New Mexico Acoma Pueblo 1000 A.D
New York Wyckoff Farmhouse 1652
North Carolina Lane House 1719
North Dakota Kittson Trading Post 1843
Ohio The Old Stone Fort 1679 -1689
Oklahoma Fort Gibson 1824
Oregan Molalla Log House 1799
Pennsylvania Lower Swedish Cabin 1640 -1650
Rhode Island Governor Peleg Sanford House 1640
South Carolina Middleburg Plantation 1699
South Dakota Fort Sisseton 1846
Tennessee Carter Mansion 1770-1775
Texas The Alamo Mission 1744
Utah Garr Ranch House 1848
Vermont Mooar-Wright House 1750
Virginia Jamestown Church 1639
Washington Fort Nisqually 1843
West Virginia The Hermitage 1734
Wisconsin Brisbois House 1815
Wyoming Old Bedlam (Fort Laramie) 1849

 

In What State Would You Find the Oldest Building in the U.S?
  • A. Maine
  • B. Vermont
  • C. Portland
  • D. Bar Harbor
Iris

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