
The Reddit user Malxredleader put together this excellent map of the oldest building in each US state. Below is a table that outlines all their dates of construction. You can read the full discussion on reddit here.
List of Oldest Buildings in Each US State
U.S. State/Territory | Building | Year Built | Century Built |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Joel Eddins House | 1808 | 19th |
Alaska | Kodiak History Museum | 1810 | 19th |
Arizona | Ancestral Puebloan Dwellings | c. 750 CE | 8th |
Arkansas | Woodruff Print Shop | 1824 | 19th |
California | Mission San Juan Capistrano | 1776 | 18th |
Colorado | Ancestral Puebloan Dwellings | c. 750 CE | 8th |
Connecticut | Henry Whitfield House | 1640 | 17th |
Delaware | Ryves Holt House | 1665 | 17th |
District of Columbia | Old Stone House | 1765 | 18th |
Florida | Castillo de San Marcos | 1672 | 17th |
Georgia | Ocmulgee Earth Lodge | 1015 | 11th |
Hawaii | Malae Heiau | 1200 | 11th |
Idaho | Cataldo Mission | 1853 | 19th |
Illinois | Old Cahokia Courthouse | 1740 | 18th |
Indiana | Grouseland | 1804 | 19th |
Iowa | Louis Arriandeaux Log House | 1833 | 19th |
Kansas | El Quartelejo Ruins | 1650 | 17th |
Kentucky | Historic Locust Grove | 1790 | 18th |
Louisiana | Old Ursuline Convent | 1748 | 18th |
Maine | William Whipple House | 1660 | 17th |
Maryland | Old Trinity Church | 1675 | 17th |
Massachusetts | Fairbanks House | 1641 | 17th |
Michigan | Officer’s Stone Quarters | 1780 | 18th |
Minnesota | Fort Snelling Round Tower | 1820 | 19th |
Mississippi | LaPointe-Krebs House | 1757 | 18th |
Missouri | Louis Bolduc House | 1792 | 18th |
Montana | Old Fort Benton Blockhouse | 1844 | 19th |
Nebraska | Log Cabin | 1835 | 19th |
Nevada | Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort | 1855 | 19th |
New Hampshire | Strawbery Banke | 1600 | 17th |
New Jersey | Mortonson-Van Leer Log Cabin | 1654 | 17th |
New Mexico | Ancestral Puebloan Dwellings | c. 750 CE | 8th |
New York | Gardiners Island Shed | 1639 | 17th |
North Carolina | Lane House | 1718 | 18th |
North Dakota | Kittson Trading Post | 1843 | 19th |
Ohio | Rufus Putnam House | 1788 | 18th |
Oklahoma | Fort Gibson Barracks | 1840 | 19th |
Oregon | Molalla Log House | 1799 | 18th |
Pennsylvania | Lower Swedish Cabin | 1650 | 17th |
Puerto Rico | Cathedral of San Juan Bautista | 1521 | 16th |
Rhode Island | White Horse Tavern | 1673 | 17th |
South Carolina | Middleburg Plantation | 1694 | 17th |
South Dakota | Fort Sisseton | 1864 | 19th |
Tennessee | Christopher Taylor House | 1778 | 18th |
Texas | Alamo Mission Long Barracks | 1724 | 18th |
Utah | Ancestral Puebloan Dwellings | c. 750 CE | 8th |
Vermont | William Henry House | 1769 | 18th |
Virginia | Jamestown Church | 1647 | 17th |
Washington | Fort Nisqually Granary | 1843 | 19th |
West Virginia | Rehoboth Church | 1785 | 18th |
Wisconsin | Tank Cottage | 1776 | 18th |
Wyoming | Fort Laramie ‘Old Bedlam’ Building | 1849 | 19th |