A list of the oldest American companies with pictures where possible. The oldest company in America dates back all the way to 1632. For the United States, that's a long time to have been in business. When you read this list, you'll find an eclectic group including the oldest hotel in the United States, America's oldest restaurant, the oldest newspaper in the United States, America's oldest hospital, and the oldest distillery in the United States.
So what are the oldest US companies? Take a look at this list and that will give a guide to what companies are centuries old, from the oldest corporation in America to the oldest hotel in the US.
Obviously these oldest businesses in the United States are all new compared to those over in Europe and Asia, since the Americas had yet to be discovered by the western-world prior to the 1400's and no business has survived from before that time....more
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Tuttle's Red Barn
Date Founded: 1632 - 2
Shirley Plantation
Date Founded: 1638 - 3
Fieldview Farm
Date Founded: 1639 - 4
Emery Farm
Date Founded: 1655 - 5
Seaside Inn & Cottages
Date Founded: 1667 - 6
White Horse Tavern
Date Founded: 1673 - 7
Saunderskill
Date Founded: 1680 - 8Date Founded: 1690
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Allandale
Date Founded: 1700 - 10Date Founded: 1732
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Lakeside Mills
Date Founded: 1736 - 12
Lyman Orchards
Date Founded: 1741 - 13
Caswell-Massey
Date Founded: 1752 - 14
Pennsylvania Hospital
Date Founded: 1752 - 15
Philadelphia Contributionship
Date Founded: 1752 - 16
New Hampshire Gazette
Date Founded: 1756 - 17
Lorillard
Date Founded: 1760 - 18
Fraunces Tavern
Date Founded: 1762 - 19
Hartford Courant
Date Founded: 1764 - 20
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Beekman Arms
Date Founded: 1766 - 22
The Homestead
Date Founded: 1766 - 23
Bachman Funeral
Date Founded: 1769 - 24
Tower Publishing
Date Founded: 1772 - 25
Ames
RetailDate Founded: 1774