This article lists the oldest extant buildings in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, including the oldest houses in the state and certain other extant structures. Some dates are approximate, based upon dendrochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier.
All listed sites either date from prior to 1776, or are the oldest building in their county or large city, or are the oldest of their type (for example: churches, schools, firehouses, or government buildings).
German-American fare; built in 1683 and a restaurant since the mid-20th century;[1] formerly, the Old Brauhaus, the Blue Ox Brauhaus, and the Blue Ox Bistro[2]
Originally a residence, then a tavern with other uses; oldest extant frame house in Pennsylvania; site of the 1778 Newtown Skirmish during which Loyalists killed five and captured 16 to acquire cloth being manufactured for use by Washington's troops at Valley Forge; now a private residence[citation needed]
The home is described by its current owner as “Dutch Medieval,” owing to the Germanic styling found throughout. The dwelling's walls are built of random Wissahickon schist with ceiling beams of hand-hewn oak. The Dutch-doors on the Ridge Avenue side are also a common feature of Colonial German architecture, a feature that both let in fresh air and sunlight while keeping out stray barnyard animals.
Claimed to be the nation's oldest residential street; two rows of Federal and Georgian brick houses built between 1720 and 1830, with a total of 32 extant houses[8]
The oldest public building in continuous use in the United States; served as a courthouse from 1724 until 1851, and the town hall until the 1960s; now used for miscellaneous city, county and civic functions[9]
Established in 1732 by Johann Conrad Beissel; one of the oldest religious communities in the United States; had the second German printing press in the American colonies which published the largest book by page count in the colonies, Martyrs Mirror
Glen Fern, also known as the Livezey House, is a fine example of Colonial architecture. This mill that later was one of the largest on the Wissahickon, just below Cresheim Creek, was built by Thomas Shoemaker in 1746 on twenty acres of land purchased from John Harmer on February 5, 1746. The deed mentions buildings and improvements.
This attractive house of stone was built by Daniel Pastorius, a grandson of Francis Daniel Pastorius, in 1748. The house contains a date stone with the inscription “DSP 1748,” for Daniel and Sarah Pastorius. Daniel kept a tavern there until his death in 1754.
The building operated as a tavern for 90 years until it was converted into a three-family residence in 1870. In 1971, the building was restored and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
^"Augustus Lutheran Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
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