Built in the 1810s
James Madison served until 1817 and James Monroe followed. The War of 1812 ran to 1815 and British troops burned the Capitol and the President's House in 1814. Work started on the Erie Canal in 1817 and steamboats began working the western rivers.
219 places on the National Register have a construction year in the 1810s on record. They stand in 29 states and territories. 9 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 September 19, 2026.
By state
Longest-lived styles of the decade
| Style | In the 1810s | Dated examples, all decades | Years in use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Revival | 13 | 1093 | 1660 to 1987 |
| Georgian | 6 | 192 | 1666 to 1986 |
| Gothic Revival | 5 | 753 | 1702 to 2017 |
| Renaissance Revival | 2 | 482 | 1712 to 2015 |
| Colonial Revival | 3 | 797 | 1701 to 1998 |
| Federal | 88 | 599 | 1700 to 1996 |
| Italianate | 2 | 783 | 1712 to 1948 |
| Colonial | 2 | 119 | 1641 to 1819 |
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 September 19, 2026.
Places with full records
The other 210 listings from this decade are on the state pages above and on their county pages.