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The oldest building in Mississippi, this French colonial structure is one of the oldest buildings on the Gulf Coast of the United States. DuBois-Boatwright House Wilmington: NC 1760 Residential [91] General Rufus Putnam House: Rutland: MA 1760–1765 Residential Rufus Putnam was a Revolutionary War general and later instrumental in the founding ...
This article lists the oldest known surviving buildings constructed in the Americas, including on each of the regions and within each country."Building" is defined as any human-made structure used or interface for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy.
The De Vargas Street House is a two-story adobe building; the first floor is original and the second floor was reconstructed based on the original in the 1920s. Most of the house is constructed from adobe brick, which was a Spanish colonial technology, while a few lower wall sections are puddled adobe characteristic of pre-Spanish pueblo buildings.
America's oldest tavern, this building traces its history back to 1673 when the country was a collection of English colonies. Taverns played an important role at the time, and the White Horse ...
List of the oldest buildings in Maine; List of the oldest buildings in Maryland; First period houses in Massachusetts (1620–1659) First period houses in Massachusetts (1660–1679) List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts; List of the oldest buildings in Michigan; List of the oldest buildings in Minnesota; List of the oldest buildings in ...
The designation of the oldest church in the United States requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest Christian church congregation. There is a distinction between old church buildings that have been in continuous use as ...
America's historic buildings. Historic churches. Revolutionary homes. ... But it is one of the oldest of its towering brethren, commissioned and constructed by a group of wealthy investors ...
The fireplace was probably built of bricks brought to America as ship's ballast. The original cabin measures 16 by 22 feet, which indicates that the builders were relatively well off; an average-sized dwelling of the period was 12 by 12 feet. It is built of oak logs, and two logs were removable to provide ventilation in the summer.