This article attempts to list some of the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of

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in the

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. Some dates are approximate and based upon

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, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the

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of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must: *date from prior to 1776; or *be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.).

Oldest overall

Oldest by county

Oldest by type

See also

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