The Josiah Keith House 1717

A Living Museum

The oldest house in the town of Easton

The home is on the National Register of Historical Places and is the oldest house in the town of Easton. Today it offers tours and overnight stays — tours are by appointment, and overnights can be booked through Expedia, Hotels.com or Airbnb.

The house sits today as it did in about 1790 to 1820.

1717Built by Josiah Keith

1720Original inn room on the second floor

1886First photograph of the homestead

TodayTours & overnight stays

Circa 1886 photograph of the Josiah Keith House with family standing in front, captioned Built by Josiah Keith in 1717

Circa 1886 — the very first photograph of the original homestead.

The Josiah Keith House glowing at night after a snowfall

About the Home

Colonial style, 300 years on

Colonial style
6 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
Attached barn with workshop
5 working fireplaces
Roof: cedar shakes and metal
Corn crib (detached)
Model 18th-century farm
Original indoor outhouse

The Lot

Surrounded on two sides by conservation land, with a meandering brook along the southern border.

Stay the Night

Rooms & Suites

The Hunter Suite

The most comfortable bed in the home for the sportsman on the go, or if you just have a bad back. The room is lined with furs and mounts from the local wildlife. You'll feel as if you've been transported back to the turn of the 18th century, when Easton was still the frontier.

The 19th Century Suite

On the second floor, an original inn room dating to 1720. Furnished with a brass bedframe from the 1830s and a cupboard desk from when the home was a stagecoach stop. Beautiful views of the Mulberry Meadow Brook tributary, where our resident ducks love to wade.

The Presidential Suite

The third bedroom on the second floor, with views of the Wheaton Farm conservation preserve, garden and small farm. A flying buttress of the downstairs chimney, built-in furniture and shelving, a mantle, a period desk in a writing corner and a 250-year-old rope bed.

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