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The Oldest Building in Every US State

173 pointsby bloatalmost 7 years ago

18 comments

chrisackyalmost 7 years ago
At what point is the Delaware Block House[1] still the original building[2]? You can see the roof was replaced recently, and presumably the rendering[3]..<p>[1]: Delaware, the Block House <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Block_House" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Block_House</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ship_of_Theseus" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ship_of_Theseus</a><p>[3]: In the episode &quot;Heroes and Villains&quot; (Only Fools and Horses UK Sitcom), Trigger wins an award for having owned the same broom for 20 years. He reveals that it has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles, but insists it is still the same broom.
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danesparzaalmost 7 years ago
Georgia&#x27;s is incorrect. The oldest in Georgia is the &quot;Pirates House&quot; in Savannah: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_the_oldest_buildings_i...</a>
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chasingalmost 7 years ago
There&#x27;s no way the Alamo is the oldest building in Texas. A cursory googlin&#x27; turns up this, for example&quot;:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano_(Texas)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mission_San_Juan_Capistrano_(T...</a>
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burlesonaalmost 7 years ago
Neat post, but I was disappointed to see cartoons instead of photos of the buildings.
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imnobodyalmost 7 years ago
Why are like Cliff Dwellings not used for all states that apply?<p>A cursory search gives me Montezuma Castle in Arizona.
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k__almost 7 years ago
Didn&#x27;t the natives have houses or did they just not survive the colonisation?
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ibdfalmost 7 years ago
I don&#x27;t know how a Personal Loans website is responsible for old building illustrations, but it worked, you made me look.
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vorticoalmost 7 years ago
Really cool illustrations!
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Absoralmost 7 years ago
Would be interesting to see a similar list for every country in the world.
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amyjessalmost 7 years ago
I was hoping there would be Google Maps links for some of these, so I could look them up in Street View.<p>Unfortunately, typing the names of some of these buildings into Google Maps doesn&#x27;t work.
8bitsrulealmost 7 years ago
In Washington State, Bellingham&#x27;s &quot;Pickett house&quot; is &quot;the oldest documented wooden structure on its original site in Washington.&quot;. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.historylink.org&#x2F;File&#x2F;20594" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.historylink.org&#x2F;File&#x2F;20594</a><p>(The Fort Nisqually&#x2F;Hudson&#x27;s Bay granary was moved to Tacoma in 1934 and later &#x27;restored&#x27;.)
xsalmost 7 years ago
In many of these states there are still buildings that were made by native Americans far before the ones listed.
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gistalmost 7 years ago
New Jersey log cabin, for sale for $2,900,000:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.weichert.com&#x2F;73240434&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.weichert.com&#x2F;73240434&#x2F;</a>
dborehamalmost 7 years ago
Hawaii seems wrong: there are fort like structures still standing that are obviously hundreds of years old.
cominousalmost 7 years ago
Oldest building 1637. Sorry, but as a european I have to say: &quot;Nice try&quot; ;).
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gt_almost 7 years ago
These buildings all look pristine in the photos, almost too pristine.
JoeAltmaieralmost 7 years ago
What about native pueblos? Mound builder structures? Grottos? Historians say &#x27;oldest building&#x27; but mean &#x27;oldest western building&#x27;
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neilwilsonalmost 7 years ago
It&#x27;s always amusing to find out what Americans think is old. Most of the buildings around here are mid to late Victorian with the odd Elizabethan dwelling sitting about two feet lower than anywhere else. The church is 900 years old with the present building dating from 1483.<p>I chuckle when I realise we have public conveniences here in the UK that are older than Canada.
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