This 1638 House Is the Oldest For Sale in America

This home in North Stonington, Connecticut, is one of the oldest working farms in America, sitting on a 28-acre lot. It still has hundreds of blueberry bushes. Built in 1706, this restored New England home features original wood flooring as well as period-accurate hardware and windows. It also has modern appliances in the kitchen, laundry room, and bathroom.

This Millis, Massachusetts, home, known as Bogastow Farm, is on a working sheep farm, spanning over 64 acres. The main house was initially constructed in 1693, and the rest of the farm was added much later in the 20th century. It is listed with an asking price of $1,365,000.

This Gloucester, Massachusetts, home, which sold in June 2021, was initially constructed about 330 years ago. Many of the original features have been preserved and maintained, with several modern amenities added. It features three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as four fireplaces and a private patio.

This Manchester, Massachusetts, property, listed at nearly $1,5 million sits on 2.7 acres of private property. The home itself is relatively large as well, at almost 4,000 square feet, with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. It also features a carriage house and is within walking distance of Whittiers Cove.

This North Attleboro property is one of eight Massachusetts homes to rank among the oldest homes for sale in America in 2021. Though the colonial farmhouse was initially constructed in 1690, it was totally renovated in 1995. The three-bed, 3.5-bath home also features two living rooms, a fireplace, a two-car garage, and a patio.

This farmhouse in Norwich, Connecticut, from 1690 features many updated original features, including hardwood floors, exposed beams, a chimney, and a fireplace, among others. Other features, like the bathroom, have been updated. The home also features a patio, overlooking the 0.66-acre lot.

This 17th century Eden, Maryland, home is located on an over 2 acres lot. Throughout its 3,000 square feet, the home features five fireplaces, wood floors throughout, an attic, and a basement. A schoolhouse was added in 1903, and the home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

This house from 1685, known as the Van Rensselaer Lower Manor House, was the home of several members of the famous Van Rensselaer family. The home is located on over 62 mostly wooded acres.It has over 5,000 square feet and eight bedrooms.

The Marshfield, Massachusetts, home is replete with amenities — it has six fireplaces, an eat-in kitchen with cathedral ceiling, a walk-in pantry, new skylights, and three staircases to the second floor. The four-bed, 2.5-bath home sold in May 2021 for $910,000.

Huntington, New York, on Long Island, is home to one of the oldest homes up for sale in 2021. Known as the Peace and Plenty Inn, it is now for sale as a five-bed, four-bath single-family home for $700,000. The home sits on 2.3 acres and has four fireplaces.

Though this Scituate, Rhode Island, home was built in 1680, it has been completely renovated. It now features bamboo hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a new septic system. Yet it still has many of the aspects one would expect from an older home, including a brick fireplace with a wood stove and a porch.

This Marion, Massachusetts, home is so old it is not known exactly when it was built, though it is believed it was approximately around 1677. This historic home has three beds, three baths, and a deck with unobstructed views of Sippican Harbor. It also has an open kitchen, fireplace, and library. The home sold most recently in 1997 for just under $500,000. It is now listed at over $4.2 million.

This Concord, Massachusetts, home has four independent units. It has room for plenty of guests, with nine bedrooms and 4.5 baths. It also features six fireplaces within its four independent units, each with private entrances and in-unit laundry. It has an array of preserved old-world amenities, like cherry cabinets, soapstone countertops, a built-in china cabinet, bookcases, and decorative trimmed paneling.

This $1.6 million home in Setauket, New York, on Long Island is almost 350 years old and predates the U.S. by over a century. The home has five bedrooms and a three-car garage. It is located on a 4-acre lot and is close to parks, beaches, libraries, and more.

Of all the oldest homes that have been up for sale in 2021, this Gloucester, Virginia, property has by far the highest value, at $4 million. Built in 1652, the home sits on a 56-acre lot and has nearly a mile of water frontage on the North River. The home itself has six bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The property also has a guest house, a carriage home, and a barn.

This home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, was one of the oldest properties available in 2021, before it sold in March of 2021 for $659,900. Built in the colonial style, it has many classic features from that era, including six fireplaces, wide-plank wood floors, and high ceilings. The home has four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a galley kitchen, family room, living room, dining room, and a private patio.

This home in Greenwich Township, New Jersey, was built nearly 400 years ago, making it not just the oldest home put up for sale in 2021, but also the oldest log cabin in the Western Hemisphere that is still standing. Constructed in 1638, the log home is on the National Register Of Historic Sites. It also features an attached colonial home built a century later.