6 charming homes built in the 1700s

Millerton, New York. The marble in the façade of this 1795 Federal-style home was brought from Vermont by oxcart. The three-bedroom house features historic hardware, built-ins, banister, floors, six fireplaces, and leaded-glass windows.

The 39-acre property on Webatuck Creek, once the site of a mill, includes 4,000 feet of water frontage, a pond, a stone pool, and a timber-framed guesthouse with a cathedral ceiling and sleeping loft. $1,198,000. Elyse Harney Morris, Elyse Harney Real Estate, (860) 318-5126.

Savannah. In 1796 and 1820, Savannah was swept by major fires; the 1796 Hampton Lillibridge House was one of the few to survive. The five- bedroom home has a living area with antebellum bricks, exposed beams, and French doors to the garden; a sitting room featuring a fireplace with dentil molding; and a widow's walk with city and river views.

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The lot includes a bricked courtyard, a fountain, and off-street parking. $1,900,000. Chelsea Phillips, Keller Williams Coastal Area Partners, (912) 332-0465.

Charleston, South Carolina. The John McKee House, a 1790 "Charleston Single," stands in downtown's South of Broad neighborhood. The four-bedroom, fully furnished home retains its original exposed beams, newel posts, slate roof, and arched doorways.

Updates include the kitchen, a wall of glass doors, a garage, HVAC, and windows. The garden patio has a water feature. $4,095,000. Olga Page, Hudson Phillips Properties, (843) 834-1226.

New Hope, Pennsylvania. This converted 1773 stone barn sits on more than 10 acres. The four-bedroom home features the original interior stone walls, wood beams, and posts; recently redone bathrooms and roof; and a chef's kitchen with concrete counters and radiant-heated concrete floor, opening to a living room and a brick-floored dining room.

Outside are a two-car garage with a second-floor guest suite, and a terrace with stacked-stone walls, a hot tub, and a stone fireplace. $1,795,000. Marilyn Vaughn, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Fox & Roach, (267) 614-0513.

Rising Sun, Maryland. Built circa 1796, this four-bedroom stone farmhouse comes with more than 15 acres of farmland. A full restoration of the Samuel Porter House at Rock Springs Farm preserved its built-ins, wood beams, crown molding, stonework, three fireplaces, and Federal mantels, while modernizing the kitchen and bathrooms.

The property includes fields, a detached three-car garage, several barns, and a silo. $525,000. Jane Trail, Coldwell Banker, (443) 886-4426.

Wilbraham, Massachusetts. The Randolph Beebe House dates to 1790. The four-bedroom Colonial has a 43-foot-long great room with wide-plank flooring, beamed ceilings, and a brick fireplace; period cabinets and molding; a farmer's porch; and updates including solar panels.

The 8.6-acre property features a two-story barn, oversize yard, wooded trails, and streams. $395,000. Tom Beggs, BKaye Realty, (508) 243-7312.