Built in the 1690s
England and France fought King William's War along the northern frontier from 1689 to 1697. The Salem witch trials ran through 1692. The College of William and Mary was chartered in 1693 and Virginia moved its capital to Williamsburg at the end of the decade.
33 places on the National Register have a construction year in the 1690s on record. They stand in 12 states and territories. Of those, 7 are National Historic Landmarks.
Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on National Register reference number. Only plain four-digit years are counted, so a place recorded as circa or as a range is left out. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
By state
Longest-lived styles of the decade
| Style | In the 1690s | Dated examples, all decades | Years in use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian | 2 | 264 | 1645 to 1986 |
| Colonial | 8 | 136 | 1641 to 1956 |
| Colonial Revival | 2 | 911 | 1690 to 1998 |
| Spanish Colonial | 2 | 19 | 1628 to 1933 |
| First Period | 7 | 76 | 1641 to 1750 |
Style labels come from Wikidata. A style is ranked by the span between the earliest and latest dated listing that carries it, across the whole register, and only styles with two or more listings in this decade are shown. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
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Places with full records
The other 26 listings from this decade are on the state pages above and on their county pages.