Built in the 1740s
King George's War ran from 1744 to 1748 and colonial troops took the French fortress at Louisbourg in 1745. The Great Awakening reached its height and split many congregations, which led to a wave of new meeting houses. Benjamin Franklin's Philadelphia was becoming the largest city in British North America.
70 places on the National Register have a construction year in the 1740s on record. They stand in 17 states and territories. Of those, 11 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 1740s | Dated examples, all decades | Years in use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Revival | 2 | 1334 | 1660 to 2010 |
| Georgian | 13 | 264 | 1645 to 1986 |
| Federal | 5 | 751 | 1674 to 1996 |
| Gothic Revival | 2 | 807 | 1698 to 2017 |
| Colonial | 14 | 136 | 1641 to 1956 |
| Colonial Revival | 3 | 911 | 1690 to 1998 |
| Spanish Colonial | 2 | 19 | 1628 to 1933 |
| American colonial | 2 | 40 | 1665 to 1913 |
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 59 listings from this decade are on the state pages above and on their county pages.