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I couldn’t find the oldest building overall, but the oldest surviving house was built in 1716. While my city was settled earlier, it was essentially a “boom town” of the early Industrial Revolution in the US
The church in my town is from the early 13th century, and there's a house from the mid 13th century. Both have been modified many times of course, but a lot of it remains original.
- And I live in the third brick structure built in the country and my house was built in 1857. Good chance Abraham Lincoln has been in my house.
Not sure but my city refuses to tear some down old buildings for "historical prosperity. These aren't even nice buildings, they're all condemed generic concrete blocks.
I don't live there anymore, and it's not the oldest building, but there is a pub in Dublin that's been running since 1198, they claim to be Ireland's oldest pub but IIRC the claim is a bit bogus.
Couldn't tell you what the oldest building in my city is, but I assume it's either an old house in what I assume is the historic district. That, or the clocktower in the downtown park that was once part of a transcontinental railway station.
On a couple side notes, I know I did a class field trip in elementary school to one of the old buildings (don't remember much about it besides a service elevator that if I recall was just held by rope and wasn't electric), which compared to other places in America is nothing considering I found out my city was founded around 1881. Can't say I approve of the part where they fought the natives for the land, but history is full of horrid things so there's no use dwelling on something you can't change.
It's from 1247 (first mention, might be even older).
A French embassy built in 1841 when the territory was its own country. It's now a 5 minute walk to the nearest Wendy's from there.