To those from the Western hemisphere, it’s always fascinating to hear that some homes and businesses from the times of the Greek philosophers still have inhabitants, and then you remember that the Western hemisphere is itself not without its own examples, for example some Mexican villages still have temples from the times of the Mayans.
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My dad lives in a house that the oldest rooms date from around 500 years ago lol. It would be very had to tell by just looking at the house, since it’s been updated and expanded over the centuries.
We don’t even know if it really is that old, but from figuring it out from some renovations and the position in the town, it’s a good guess.
Houses weren’t typically built with durable materials. Only fancy buildings could afford to be.
I live in Athens, and the oldest home still standing is about 500 years old (start of 16th century)
St Margarets Chapel, 1130.
That will probably be the church that was built in 1190s
I think the oldest building would be the castle that eas first officially mentioned in 1004 AD and the first parts of the castle were built way before that.
Don’t know about the oldest home, but I’m living in a house built 10 years before the US State I was born in became a US state.
I live in the countryside so there ain’t a lot…
Excluding ruins, 11XX. The exact dates aren’t really known
Skara brae. 3150 bc
1887 Grissom House
Smederevo Fortress - 1428.
It was built in 1858! Did not know that.
A building from 1841 is still here from the French.
I live around the Yorkshire moors. There are dry stone walls up there which are up to 600 years old. I love walking up in the hills and thinking about that.
I figured it’d at least be a little older than 1859, but the Four Mile House in Denver is apparently our oldest structure.
Late 1800’s is when the town was established. Lots of houses from then are still standing, but a good number of them have had additions built, so they’re not 100% original.
