List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut

This article lists the oldest buildings in the state of Connecticut in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Connecticut and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records, other dates are based on dendrochronology. All entries should include citation with reference to: 17th century architectural features; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture. Only houses built prior to 1725 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates. Location is the original township where building was constructed.

Building	Image	Township	Built	Notes
Henry Whitfield House		Guilford	1640	Oldest surviving stone American Colonial house in New England, museum since 1899.[1]
Thomas Lee House		Lyme	1660–1664	Began as a one-room house, oldest wooden saltbox still in its primitive state, museum since 1897.[2]
Deacon John Moore House		Windsor	1664	Moore was also a woodworker known for using the foliated vine design, which depicts vines and blossoms carved in shallow relief with flat surfaces.
Elisha Bushnell House		Old Saybrook	1678	The Colonial property includes two contributing buildings, the second being termed the "Slave House".
Joshua Hempsted House		New London	1678	One of the earliest documented houses in Connecticut, now a museum.[3]
Deacon John Graves House		Guilford	1681	Saltbox saved from demolition and fully restored in 1983 by a private foundation, now a museum in Madison.[4]
Acadian House		Guilford	1690	Saltbox named after the Acadians who lived there following 1755 deportation from Canada.[5]
John Randall House		Stonington	1690	Notable for its restoration in the 1930s by early preservationist Norman Isham.
Thomas Lyon House		Greenwich	1690	Oldest unaltered saltbox house in Greenwich.
Meigs-Bishop House		Guilford	1690	English tea room in Madison.[6]
John Whittlesey Jr. House		Old Saybrook	1693	Private residence listed on the NRHP.
Comfort Starr House		Guilford	1695	Original oak clapboard in lean-to attic, residence.[7] Dendrochronology in 2014 confirmed a construction date of 1695.[8]
General David Humphreys House		Ansonia	1695–1698	Home of the first U.S. Ambassador, now a museum.
Avery Homestead		Ledyard	1696	Begun as a single-story, one-room house and later expanded to a two-story, two-room house by 1726.
Hoyt-Barnum House		Stamford	1699	Early Cape Cod Cottage, Stamford Historical Society museum.[9]
Eells-Stow House		Milford	1700–1720	Served as a hospital during Revolutionary War, now a museum.[10]
Pond-Weed House		Darien	1700	Saltbox residence.
Samuel Huntington Birthplace		Scotland	1700–1722	Saltbox home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut, now a museum.[11]
Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum		Stonington	1700[12]	A working farm for the last 340 years.
Stanley-Whitman House		Farmington	1709–1720	Saltbox with framed overhang style with carved pendants, now a museum.[13]
John Tyler House		Branford	1710	Private residence listed on the NRHP.
Buttolph-Williams House		Wethersfield	1711	Connecticut Landmark museum.[14]
Black Horse Tavern (Old Saybrook, Connecticut)		Old Saybrook	1712	Private residence listed on the NRHP.[15][16] NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Enos Kellogg House</ref>
Hyland House		Guilford	1713	Saltbox with framed overhang, now a museum.[17] Dendrochronology in 2014 confirmed a 1713 construction date.[18]
Thomas Wheeler House		Bridgeport	1720[19]	Was once part of Fairfield and is an area with deep colonial maritime history.
Swain-Harrison House		Branford	1724	Saltbox with overhang serves as the Branford Historical Society museum.[20]
Nehemiah Royce House		Wallingford	1734	Saltbox, General George Washington slept here in 1775, once a residence for Choate Rosemary Hall.[21]

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