The Oldest House in the USA

215 E. De Vargas St., Santa FE, NM
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East < GO > West

How old is this house, which is now a museum, may depend on who you ask, but there's no question it's very old building. Using carbon dating, the structure reportedly dates back to the 1200s. According to the sign out front the museum dates the building to around 1646. Tree-ring specimens taken from the vigas or ceiling beams of the lover rooms of the two-story adobe house show a cutting date of 1740-1767.

The second floor on the west section of the house was in such bad shape in the early 1900s that it was removed. It was replaced several years later when the house was renovated.

There are a couple of rooms that visitors can walk through that are packed with historic artifacts or replicas to give some idea of what early life was like in the house.

There's a little oven at the bottom of the stairs.

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Oldest House in United States, Santa Fe, N M.

THE OLDEST HOUSE IN AMERICA

NOTE: The first postcard shown has no descriptive text on the back. The second card shows the shows after the second floor was removed.
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Photo(s): 2015