The United States is a relatively young country, but it still has plenty of history to explore. And one of the best ways to trace America's past is through its buildings, according to NetCredit, a ...

The oldest building in America's smallest state, Rhode Island, is a red timber structure built as a private residence and converted into a tavern in 1673 (it has also held the Rhode Island General ...

The oldest city in the United States is a Spanish settlement, established during the 16th century. Here's which U.S. city gets the title.

Constructed between 1672 and 1695, this formidable structure — 20 acres in all — is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States, built to defend Spanish claims in the New World ...

San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico is widely recognized as the oldest church in the United States. The Catholic Church is still fully functional today; visitors are welcome to tour it.

The first structure at the second-oldest university in the United States was recently rediscovered by archaeologists – and it's not necessarily something to expect at a school. William & Mary in ...

Former Canandaigua City Historian Herbert J. Ellis wrote an article published on Jun. 26, 1969, stating that the Chapin house was the oldest building in Canandaigua, Pierce said. More in U.S.

The city’s Post Office was located in the building until 1899 and the United States Weather Bureau operated here from 1901 to 1908. The building would also become the first home of La Retama ...