Building
Image
Location
Dated
Use
Notes
Brooke Place Manor [ 1]
St. Leonard, Maryland
1652
Residence
This is primarily an 1840 structure; that year a "completely new interior" was installed; "all that remains of the first (1652) house are the (lower part of the) exterior walls." The original house was a Flemish bond brick structure of 1-1/2 stories with a very steep A-roof. The current 1840 building is a 2-1/2 story Greek revival structure with a gently sloping A-roof on 100 remaining acres of the original 2,100 acres granted to Robert Brooke, Sr in 1649.
Old Trinity Church (Church Creek)
Church Creek, Maryland
1675
Religious
Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the US.[ 2]
Third Haven Meeting House
Talbot County, Maryland
1682
Religious
Oldest Quaker meeting house in the United States
Spring House, Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Prince George's County, Maryland
1683
Springhouse
Small springhouse structure. In Maryland by 300 ft.[ 3]
Fort Garrison
Stevenson, Maryland
c. 1695
Fort
Holly Hill
Friendship, Maryland
1698 (fall or winter); 1713; c. 1730 [ 4]
Residence
Primitive, two-room, 1+ 1 ⁄2 -story frame house at its incarnation. Two subsequent additions/upgrades performed, including a full structural brick encasement in c. 1730 .[ 4]
Morgan Hill Farm
Lusby, Maryland
c. 1700
Residence
Oldest part built between 1670 and 1700.
Sands House
Annapolis, Maryland
c. 1700s
Residence
Unconfirmed date of construction. Dendrochronology points to a date as early as 1681, but other sources point toward 1739. Historical marker inscribed with a c. 1700s date.
Sotterley Plantation
Hollywood, Maryland
1702
Museum
Popular public historic interpretation and living history exhibits
Cedar Park
Galesville, Maryland
1702
Residence
Date was ascertained through dendrochronology.
Cloverfields
Wye Mills, Maryland
1705
Residential
Dendrochronological analysis has been able to date a number of the key construction phases.[ 5]
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church
Rehobeth, Maryland
1706; 1888; 1954–1955
Religious
Oldest Presbyterian Church in continuous use in the United States[ 6]
Old Queen Anne's County Courthouse
Queenstown, Maryland
1708
Government
Carvill Hall
Chestertown, Maryland
1694–1709
Residence
All Hallows Church
Edgewater, Maryland
1710
Religious
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Fairlee, Maryland
1713
Religious
Associated vestry house, erected in 1766, is one of two that survive in the state (the other being at St. George's Church at Perryman).
Melwood Park
Prince George's County, Maryland
1714 (dendrochronology)[ 7]
Residence
Originally thought to date to 1720s, but dendrochronology moved it back over a decade.
Shiplap House
Annapolis, Maryland
c. 1715
Tavern/store
One of the oldest buildings in Annapolis' colonial district.
Sarum
Newport, Maryland
1717
Residence
Constructed spring–summer 1717. Previously believed to be of 17th century origin.[ 8] A shed on the site was built in 1736.
Richland Farm
Clarksville, Maryland
1719; 1920
Residence
Large addition to the rear added in 1920.
Ocean Hall
Bushwood, Maryland
1719
Residence
Date was ascertained through dendrochronology.
Bellefields
Croom, Maryland
c. 1720
Residence
Presbury Meetinghouse
Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland
1720
Religious
Sudley
Deale, Maryland
1720–1730
Residence
Burch House
Port Tobacco, Maryland
1720–1730
Residence
Rich Hill
Bel Alton, Maryland
1720–1740
Residence
Charles Carroll House
Annapolis, Maryland
1721
Residence
One of 15 surviving birthplaces of the signers of the Declaration of Independence .
White House Farm
Chestertown, Maryland
1721; 1831
Residence
Original section built in 1721.
Anne Arundel County Free School
Davidsonville, Maryland
1724
School
Only surviving school built in response to the Maryland Free School Act of 1723.
East Nottingham Friends Meetinghouse
Rising Sun, Maryland
1724; 1752
Meetinghouse
Brick portion burned in 1749; rebuilt and enlarged in 1752, with the original brick walls remaining
Preston-on-the-Patuxent
Johnstown, Maryland
1725
Residence
Originally thought to date to 1651
Marshall Hall
Bryans Road, Maryland
1725
Residence
Earliest portioned built in 1725, with several additions later on. Severely damaged by fire sometime after 1980. A small brick building near it built around 1760.
Salisbury Plantation
Westover, Maryland
1725
Residence
Great House
St. Augustine, Maryland
1725–1750
Residence
Built during second quarter of 18th century.
Rockburn
Ellicott City, Maryland
1727
Residence
Doughoregan Manor
Ellicott City, Maryland
1727; 1832
Residence
Earliest portioned built in 1727, enlarged and remodeled in 1832.
St. Luke's Church
Church Hill, Maryland
c. 1729-1732
Religious
Yarmouth
Cambridge, Maryland
c. 1730s
Residence
Larkin's Hundred
Harwood, Maryland
c. 1730
Residence
Traditionally said to be built in 1704, more likely built second half of 18th century.
Bishopton
Church Hill, Maryland
c. 1730
Residence
Hopkins-Matthews House
Darlington, Maryland
c. 1730
Residence
Kingston
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
c. 1730
Residence
Readbourne
Centerville, Maryland
c. 1730 ; 1791; 1948
Residence
Center block from 1730, south wing build in 1791. North wing was built in 1948.
Hopewell
Providence, Cecil County
1730–1750
Residence
Christ Church
Nanjemoy, Maryland
1732
Religious
One of the oldest Episcopal church buildings in Maryland.
Rigbie House
Berkley, Maryland
c. 1732–1750
Residence
Bowlingly
Queenstown, Maryland
1733; 1817; 1954
Residence
Severely damaged in the War of 1812 by British forces. Enlarged in 1954.
Williams' Conquest
Marion Station, Maryland
1733; 1825; 1850; 1968
Residence
St. Paul's Parish Church
Brandywine, Maryland
c. 1733–1735 ; 1769; 1793; 1921
Religious
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Quantico, Maryland
1733
Religious
Old Treasury Building
Annapolis, Maryland
1735
Government
Oldest government building in Annapolis
Bennett's Adventure
Allen, Maryland
c. 1735
Residence
Belvoir
Crownsville, Maryland
c. 1736
Residence
Earliest portion could date to 17th century.
Reynold's Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
1737
Tavern
Valley Cottage
Georgetown, Maryland
1737–1776
Residence
Situated on original plot from 1737, unknown when it was actually built.
Jonas Green House
Annapolis, Maryland
1738
Residence
Belmont Estate
Elkridge, Maryland
1738
Residence
Ogle Hall
Annapolis, Maryland
1739
Residence
Reward-Tilden's Farm
Chestertown, Maryland
c. 1740–1749
Residence
Built in the 1740s
Hager House
Hagerstown, Maryland
1740
Residence
Built by Jonathan Hager , the founder of Hagerstown, and the oldest building in Washington County
Friendship
Stevensville, Maryland
1740
Residence
Robinson House
Severna Park, Maryland
1740
Residence
Worthington House
Darlington, Maryland
c. 1740
Residence
Best Endeavor
Churchville, Maryland
1740; 1785
Residence
East portion of house added on in 1785.
Bull-Barrow House
Bel Air, Maryland
c. 1740
Residence
Deer Park House
Dublin, Maryland
c. 1740–1741
Residence
Belair Mansion
Bowie, Maryland
c. 1740–1745
Residence
Waddy House
Princess Anne, Maryland
c. 1740–1760
Residence
Patrick Creagh House
Annapolis, Maryland
1741
Residence
St. Thomas Manor
Port Tobacco, Maryland
1741
Residence
Connected chapel built in 1798
Pemberton Hall
Salisbury, Maryland
1741
Residence
South River Club
South River, Maryland
1742
Clubhouse
St. John's College (McDowell Hall)
Annapolis, Maryland
1742
School
Buckland
East New Market, Maryland
c. 1742
Residence
Clifton
Ednor, Maryland
c. 1742
Residence
Darnall's Chance
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
c. 1742
Residence
St. Thomas' Church
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
c. 1742–1745 ; 1859; 1888; 1905
Religious
William Hilleary House
Bladensburg, Maryland
c. 1742–1746
Residence
St. Thomas Church
Owings Mills, Maryland
1743
Religious
Priest Neal's Mass House and Mill Site
Bel Air, Maryland
c. 1743
Religious
One of the oldest extant buildings associated with the Catholic Church in America.
Obligation
Harwood, Maryland
1743; 1827
Residence
William Barroll House
Chestertown, Maryland
c. 1743
Residence
Bohemia Farm
Earleville, Maryland
c. 1743–1745
Residence
Woodview
Bel Air, Maryland
1744; 1820
Residence
Middleham Chapel
Lusby, Maryland
1744
Religious
Built in 1748, replacing an earlier building erected around 1684
John Churchman House
Calvert, Maryland
1745; 1785
Residence
Araby
Mason's Springs, Maryland
1746
Residence
"Dendrochronological analysis has shown that one of the timbers used to construct the original building was felled in the spring of 1746."[ 9]
Mercer Brown House
Rising Sun, Maryland
1746
Residence
Derr House
Frederick, Maryland
1790 - 1795
Residence
Custom House
Chestertown, Maryland
1746
Residence
Bostwick
Bladensburg, Maryland
1746
Residence
Broom's Bloom
Bel Air, Maryland
1747
Residence
Christ Church
Accokeek, Maryland
1747
Religious
Begun in 1747, replacing an earlier frame building.
Beatty-Cramer House
Frederick, Maryland
1748; 1855
Residence
Addition constructed in 1855. Dendrochronological research to date the structure is ongoing. Oldest standing home in Frederick County, MD.
All Hallows Episcopal Church
Snow Hill, Maryland
1748
Religious
London Town Publik House
Woodland Beach, Maryland
c. 1745–1750
Tavern
Wilton
Wye Mills, Maryland
c. 1749–1770 ; 1800
Residence
Perry Point Mansion House
Perryville, Maryland
c. 1750
Residence
Stump Family Grist Mill
Perryville, Maryland
c. 1750
Mill
Buckingham House
Buckeystown, Maryland
c. 1750
Residence
School is a later addition to the attached house.
Howard Lodge
Sykesville, Maryland
c. 1750
Residence
Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store
Charlestown, Maryland
1750
Hotel/Retail
Judge John Brice House
Annapolis, Maryland
1750
Residence
Could've been built even earlier, possibly in 1739.
Rosehill
Gambrills, Maryland
1750
Residence
The Homestead
Baldwin, Maryland
1750
Residence
Rodgers Tavern
Perryville, Maryland
1750
Hotel
Chimney House
Port Tobacco, Maryland
1750
Residence
Poplar Hill
Aberdeen, Maryland
1750
Residence
Mount Pleasant
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
c. 1750
Residence
Piscataway House
Fort Washington, Maryland
c. 1750 ; 1932
Residence
Relocated from its original location in Piscataway, Maryland in the 1930s. Disassembled and rebuilt on present location.
Potter Hall
Williston, Maryland
1750; 1808; 1930
Residence
Central section built in 1750, 2 1⁄2-story Flemish bond brick structure built about 1808. Single story kitchen wing built in 1930.
Joshua's Meadows
Bel Air, Maryland
1750; 1937
Residence
White Swan Tavern
Chestertown, Maryland
c. 1750
Tavern
Piscataway Tavern
Piscataway, Maryland
c. 1750 ; 1810
Tavern
Larger Federal addition from 1810, replacing original structure.
Wyoming
Clinton, Maryland
c. 1750 ; 1800; 1850
Residence
Connecting two-bay section built in 1850.
Waterloo
Princess Anne, Maryland
c. 1750–1760
Residence
Ellerslie
Port Tobacco, Maryland
c. 1750–1765
Residence
Rose Hill
Chestertown, Maryland
c. 1750–1775
Residence
Elk Landing
Elkton, Maryland
c. 1750–1775
Residence
Maidstone
Owings, Maryland
1751
Residence
Previously believed to date to the 17th century, a dendrochronology survey determined time period of fall-winter 1751.[ 10]
Blunt Farm and Granite Quarries
Granite, Maryland
1751
Farm
Kitterman–Buckey Farm
Johnsville, Maryland
1752
Farm
Springhouse and Cabin on property also date from 1752
Rising Sun Inn
Crownsville, Maryland
1753
Residence
Larkin's Hill Farm
Harwood, Maryland
1753
Residence
Rich Hill
Sassafras, Maryland
c. 1753
Residence
Knocks Folly
Kennedyville, Maryland
c. 1753
Residence
Wye Mill
Wye Mills, Maryland
1753-1754
Mill
Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the frame building was constructed from timbers felled in the spring of 1751 and the winter of 1753/4, suggesting that the building was constructed in the winter of 1753/4 or shortly thereafter.[ 11]
Portland Manor
Lothian, Maryland
1755
Residence
Date was ascertained through dendrochronology
St. James Church
Monkton, Maryland
1755
Religious
Bell tower added in 1884.
The Ridge
Derwood, Maryland
1755
Residence
Tulip Hill
Galesville, Maryland
1755–1756
Residence
George Washington House
Bladensburg, Maryland
c. 1755–1765
Tavern
Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site
Rising Sun, Maryland
1757
Residence
Schifferstadt
Frederick, Maryland
1758
Residence
Oldest surviving building in Frederick city. Open for tours on weekend afternoons from April through November.
Maynadier House
Cambridge, Maryland
c. 1759
Residence
Right wing of house built in 1759.
Legg's Dependence
Stevensville, Maryland
1760
Residence
Built in several stages beginning around 1760–80. Enlarged to present form during the second quarter of the 19th century.
Mattapax
Stevensville, Maryland
1760; 1949
Residence
Restored in 1949, a wing was replaced by a newly constructed brick wing.
Howard's Inheritance
Annapolis, Maryland
1760
Residence
Swansbury
Aberdeen, Maryland
c. 1760 ; 1775
Residence
West section dates back to c. 1760 . Main structure built in 1780.
Daffin House
Hillsboro, Maryland
c. 1760 ; 1780
Residence
Brick wing built c. 1760 . Main structure built in 1780.
Primrose Hill
Annapolis, Maryland
ca. 1760
Residence
LaGrange
Cambridge, Maryland
c. 1760
Residence
Cox-Davis-Barnes House
Churchville, Maryland
c. 1760
Residence
Lexon
Centerville, Maryland
c. 1760
Residence
Lansdowne
Centerville, Maryland
c. 1760 ; 1823
Residence
Smaller building is from 1760. Larger building built in 1823.
Harmony Hall
Fort Washington, Maryland
c. 1760–1769
Residence
Local tradition has it being built in 1723.
Rock United Presbyterian Church
Elkton, Maryland
1761
Religious
Remodeled to its current Victorian Gothic influenced appearance in 1872, and 1900. Also on the property is a stone Session House originally constructed in 1762.
Pleasant Hill
Pomfret, Maryland
1761
Residence
Earliest portion dates back to 1761. Added onto until about 1848.
Hopeful Unity
Worton, Maryland
1761
Residence
May encapsulate an even older structure.
Bush Tavern
Abingdon, Maryland
1761-1762
Tavern
"Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the original structure was built from timbers felled in the winter of 1761/2."
Upton Scott House
Annapolis, Maryland
1762
Residence
Ratcliffe Manor
Easton, Maryland
1762
Residence
One of the best examples of early Georgian style plantation houses on Maryland's Eastern Shore .[ 12]
Acton Hall
Annapolis, Maryland
1762
Residence
La Grange
La Plata, Maryland
c. 1763
Residence
Hockley
Elkridge, Maryland
c. 1763
Residence
St. James Episcopal Church
Lothian, Maryland
1763
Religious
Replaced an earlier structure dating to 1695. Oldest documented gravestone in Maryland (dated 1665) is found in the churchyard.[ 13]
Paca House and Garden
Annapolis, Maryland
1763
Residence
Michael Cresap House
Oldtown, Maryland
1764
Residence
Peggy Stewart House
Annapolis, Maryland
1764
Residence
Mitchell House
Fair Hill, Maryland
1764
Residence
Long Island Farm
Parkville, Maryland
1764
Farm
Galloway Mansion
Queenstown, Maryland
1764
Residence
Moved from its original location at Easton, Maryland in 2019.
John Ridout House
Annapolis, Maryland
1764–1765
Residence
Cross Manor
St. Inigoes, Maryland
"Prior to 1765"
Residence
Whitehall
Annapolis, Maryland
c. 1765
Residence
Sycamore Cottage
Cambridge, Maryland
c. 1765
Residence
Market Master's House
Bladensburg, Maryland
c. 1765
Residence
Robert Long House
Baltimore , Maryland
1765
Residence
Oldest surviving residential structure in Baltimore City
Manokin Presbyterian Church
Princess Anne, Maryland
1765
Religious
Georgian nave constructed in 1765, vestry and tower added in 1872, and 1888, respectively[ 14]
Fugate House
Monkton, Maryland
1765-1766[ 15]
Residence
Branton Manor
Sykesville, Maryland
c. 1766
Residence
Oldest sections date to 1766. Middle portion was a later addition.
St. George's Parish Vestry House
Perryman, Maryland
1766
Religious
Stagg Hall
Port Tobacco, Maryland
1766-1767
Residence
"A dendrochronological study was undertaken on the building in October 2015. Two of the timbers that were sampled were successfully dated, with one timber containing complete sapwood that provided a felling date of the winter of 1766/7."[ 16]
Brice House
Annapolis, Maryland
1766–1773
Residence
Cooke's Range at Pope Farm
Derwood, Maryland
1767
Residence
"Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the original three-bay structure was built in the winter of 1766/7 or shortly thereafter."[ 17]
Mount Clare
Baltimore , Maryland
1767
Residence
Oldest Colonial-era structure in Baltimore, Maryland.
Spye Park
White Plains, Maryland
1767
Residence
Ringgold-Pearce House
Chestertown, Maryland
1767
Residence
St. John's Episcopal Church
Fort Washington, Maryland
1767
Religious
Located in the Broad Creek Historic District . The building is the 4th iteration of the church since the original was erected in 1695.
Tubman Chapel, St. Mary's Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church
Church Creek, Maryland
1767–1770
Religious
Also used as a school house after later Victorian Era church was built across the road.[ 18]
Shepherd's Delight
Still Pond, Maryland
1767–1783; 1810
Residence
Built between 1767 and 1783.
Maxwell Hall
Patuxent, Maryland
c. 1767
Residence
Long Hill
Wetipquin, Maryland
1767
Residence
Sophia's Dairy
Aberdeen, Maryland
1768
Residence
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Chestertown, Maryland
1768
Religious
Drury-Austin House
Boyds, Maryland
1768
Residence
Harmony Hall
Fort Washington, Maryland
1769
Residence
Located in the Broad Creek Historic District . It was originally known as Battersea, and overlooked the colonial port of Aire.
Joseph Fiery House
Clear Spring, Maryland
1769
Residence
Dendrochronological analysis has shown that the original structure was built from timbers felled in the winter of 1767/8 and the winter of 1768/9.
Widehall
Chestertown, Maryland
1769
Residence
Chase–Lloyd House
Annapolis, Maryland
1769–1774
Residence
Mitchell House
Elkton, Maryland
c. 1769–1781
Residence
Artisan's House
Annapolis, Maryland
c. 1700s
Residence
Date of construction unknown, used as barracks during the American Revolutionary War .
Hazelwood
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
c. 1770s ; 1800; 1860
Residence
Greenfields
Cecilton, Maryland
1770
Residence
Possibly built earlier, 1740–1760.
Truman's Place
Hughesville, Maryland
1770
Residence
Colonel Joseph Wood House
Woodsboro, Maryland
1770
Residence
Retreat
Port Tobacco, Maryland
c. 1770
Residence
Handsell
Vienna, Maryland
c. 1770
Residence
Mill Green Miller's House
Street, Maryland
c. 1770
Residence
Hebron
Still Pond, Maryland
c. 1770
Residence
London Coffee House
Baltimore , Maryland
c. 1770–1772
Public
Haberdeventure
Port Tobacco, Maryland
1771
Residence
Mary's Mount
Harwood, Maryland
1771
Residence
Earliest portion built in 1771. Enlarged in early 19th century.
Maryland Inn
Annapolis, Maryland
c. 1772
Hotel
Pipe Creek Friends Meetinghouse
Union Bridge, Maryland
1772
Meeting House
Interior destroyed by fire in 1934.
Maryland State House
Annapolis, Maryland
1772–1797
Government
Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States.
Perry Hall Mansion
Perry Hall, Maryland
1773; 1826
Residence
Originally constructed in 1773, badly damaged in fire in 1826. Only half of main section and west wing were saved.
The Robert Johnson House
Annapolis, Maryland
1773
Hotel
Preacher House
Darlington, Maryland
1773
Residence
Round About Hills
Glenwood, Maryland
1773
Residence
Gunpowder Meetinghouse
Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland
c. 1773
Religious
Unknown if it is actually from 1773, but no evidence against it, as well.
Chesterville Brick House
Chesterville, Maryland
c. 1773
Commercial
Moved from its original location in 1973.
Ridout Row
Annapolis, Maryland
1773–1774
Residence
Hammond–Harwood House
Annapolis, Maryland
1774
Residential
Only existing work of colonial academic architecture that was principally designed from a plate in Andrea Palladio 's I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books of Architecture ).
Catoctin Furnace
Frederick County, Maryland
1774
Iron Forge
Provided ammunition for American Revolutionary War
Hinchingham
Rock Hall, Maryland
1774
Residence
Sexton's House
Worton, Maryland
c. 1774–1793
Residence
Sexton's house is the only structure that dates back to 1700s.
Reed's Creek Farm
Centreville, Maryland
1775
Residence
Fat Oxen
Urbana, Maryland
c. 1775
Residence
Little Elk Farm
Providence, Cecil County
c. 1775–1800
Residence
Governor Calvert House
Annapolis, Maryland
1776
Hotel
Original house burned in 1764, what was remaining of that was built into the current building. Original building dating back to early 18th century.
Mount Friendship
Darlington, Maryland
1776; 1821
Residence
Bayly House
Cambridge, Maryland
c. 1784
Residence
Oldest home in Cambridge. Dated with dendrochronology[ 19]