<page_title> List of the oldest buildings in the United States </page_title> <section_title> 17th century </section_title> <table> <cell> Fairbanks House <col_header> Building </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dedham <col_header> Location </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1641 <col_header> First Built </col_header> </cell> <cell> Oldest house in the United States of timber-frame construction. Date verified using dendrochronology. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Fairbanks House in Dedham, built in 1641, was the oldest timber-frame house that has been verified by dendrochronology.