List of the oldest buildings in Vermont

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This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of Vermont in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Vermont and any other surviving structures from the eighteenth century period or the oldest of its type. 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: architectural features; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology.

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Building Location First Built Notes
Mooar-Wright House Pownal, Vermont c. 1750-1767 Possibly the oldest house in Vermont[1] and possible Dutch influence.[2] Date not yet verified with dendrochronology.
Jedidiah Dewey House Bennington, Vermont c.a 1763-1765 Oldest house in Bennington, built for minister[3] Possibly oldest in Vermont.[4]
Elias Olcott House Rockingham, Vermont c. 1763 Oldest house in Rockingham; located in the City Dale neighborhood[5]
Governor Hunt House Vernon, Vermont 1764 Built by Jonathan Hunt in 1764. He was a Vermont pioneer and served as the state's second lieutenant governor. The house was dated through dendrochronology research in 2022. The oldest house in Vermont verified through dendrochronology. [6][7]
William Harris House (Brattleboro, Vermont) Brattleboro, Vermont c. 1768 Possibly the oldest house in Vermont; Date not yet verified with dendrochronology.
Henry House (Bennington, Vermont) Bennington, Vermont 1769 Reomodeled in 1798
The Walloomsac Inn Bennington, Vermont 1771 Oldest inn in Vermont[8]
Jehiel and Mary Webb House Rockingham, Vermont 1775 second oldest house in Rockingham; located at 7 Meeting House Rd., Rockingham Village.[9] also purported to be David Pulsifer Inn, which would make the building 10 years older[10]
Old Constitution House Windsor, Vermont prior to 1777 birthplace of the Vermont Republic and the Constitution of the State of Vermont
Dutton House Shelburne, Vermont 1782 Moved to grounds of Shelburne Museum from Cavendish, Vermont.
Hyde Log Cabin Grand Isle, Vermont 1783 One of the oldest log cabins in U.S.
Gov. Jonas Galusha Homestead Shaftsbury Center, Vermont 1783 well-preserved example of Federal period architecture
Eureka Schoolhouse Springfield, Vermont 1785 Oldest schoolhouse in Vermont
Ethan Allen Homestead Burlington, Vermont 1787 Home of Ethan Allen[11]
Rockingham Meeting House Rockingham, Vermont 1787-1801 Oldest church building in Vermont.
Rokeby Ferrisburgh, Vermont 1780s located on a 90-acre farm
Pearl House Burlington, Vermont 1789 Oldest building in Burlington[12]
Ye Olde Tavern, Vermont Manchester Center, Vermont 1790 Oldest operating inn in Vermont
Old Stone House (Winooski, Vermont) Winooski, Vermont 1790 Oldest house in Winooski
Dakin Family Farm House Ferrisburgh, Vermont 1792 Originally Built by Timothy Dakin of the Dakin Farm family[1]
Hathaway's Tavern St. Albans (city), Vermont 1793 Oldest building in St. Albans
John Strong Mansion Museum Addison, Vermont 1795 Construction started by 1795.
Warren Cottle House South Woodstock, Vermont 1796 Construction started by 1796.[13]
Farrar-Mansur House Weston, Vermont 1797 Open as a museum
Grasse Mount Burlington, Vermont 1804 Oldest campus building standing in its original form at the University of Vermont (the original oldest building, "Old Mill" was destroyed by fire in 1824, and reconstructed the next year).[14]
Pulp Mill Covered Bridge Middlebury and Weybridge, Vermont c. 1808-1850 Oldest covered bridge in Vermont
Juniper Island Light Juniper Island 1846 Oldest light house in Vermont

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  1. ^ a b "History - DakinFarm". www.dakinfarm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  2. ^ "6 of the Oldest Houses in New England". 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Old Bennington Walking Tour".
  4. ^ "Jedediah Dewey House". 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "2022 Rockingham Old House Awards announced". The Vermont Journal & The Shopper. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Hunt". Friends of Vernon Center. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. ^ Smallheer, Susan (3 November 2022). "Governor Hunt House even older than was thought (but looks good for its age)". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. ^ "The Walloomsac Inn: A fact sheet" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2021 Rockingham Old House awards announced". The Vermont Journal & The Shopper. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  10. ^ "Historic Preservation Commission".
  11. ^ Gina Campoli and John Page (1986). "NRHP nomination for Ethan Allen Homestead". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-18. with photos from 1986
  12. ^ "12 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, Col. Stephen Pearl House".
  13. ^ "The Green Mountain Perkins Academy • South Woodstock, Vermont | Historic Notes".
  14. ^ Visser, Thomas (2005). "Timeline of UVM Campus Architecture". Burlington, Vermont: The University of Vermont. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
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