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List of oldest companies in the United States

May 03, 2024

This list of the oldest companies in the United States includes brands and companies, excluding associations, educational, government or religious organizations. To be listed, a brand or company name must remain, either whole or in part, since inception. To limit the scope of this list, only companies established before 1820 are listed. If the original name has since changed due to acquisitions or renaming, this must be verifiable. Entries in grey indicate that the companies have endured some significant change in their status or condition.

Year Company Location Field Reference Notes
1613 Shirley Plantation Charles City County, Virginia Farm [1][2][3]
1623 Avedis Zildjian Company Norwell, Massachusetts Music Company Founded in Istanbul, moved to the U.S. in 1929.
1632-33 Tuttle's Red Barn Dover, New Hampshire Farm [1][4][5][6]
1639 Field View Farm Orange, Connecticut Farm [7][8]
1642 Barker's Farm North Andover, Massachusetts Farm [9][10][11]
1648-1651, 1662 (as retail) Shirokiya Honolulu, Hawaii Lacquer, Retail [12][13] Founded in Tokyo, moved to the U.S. in 1958. Defunct in 2021.
1667 Seaside Inn Kennebunkport, Maine Hotel [8][14][15]
1673 White Horse Tavern Newport, Rhode Island Restaurant [8][16][17]
1680 Saunderskill Accord, New York Farm [9][18][19]
1690 Towle Silversmiths Boston, Massachusetts Silversmith [8][20] Absorbed by Lifetime Brands, Inc.
1702 J.E. Rhoads & Sons Marple, Pennsylvania (found.) Tannery [21] Closed 2009; now a brand of Mid Atlantic Industrial Belting Inc.
1705 The John Stevens Shop Newport, Rhode Island Stone carver [22]
1711 Orchards of Concklin Pomona, New York Orchard [9][23][24]
1720s Smiling Hill Farm Westbrook, Maine Farm (and lumber mill since 1970s) [9][25][26]
1725 Pottstown Roller Mill Pottstown, Pennsylvania Grain, Feed [27][28] Now owned by Purina Mills.
1736 Lakeside Mills Spindale, North Carolina Corn products [8]
1741 WD Cowls Amherst, Massachusetts Lumber [29]
1752 The Philadelphia Contributionship Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Insurance [30]
1752 Caswell-Massey Newport, Rhode Island (found.) Perfume [8][31][32] Sold 2003–2007; re-branded 2017.
1760 Lorillard Tobacco Company New York City (found.) Tobacco [4][33][34] Defunct 2016; brand owned by Reynolds American.
1764–65 Baker's Dorchester, Massachusetts (found.) Chocolate, confectionery [35][4][31] Now a brand of Kraft Heinz.
1764 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut Newspaper [36]
1767 McCrady's Tavern and Long Room Charleston, South Carolina Restaurant Closed 2020.[37]
1774 Ames Chicopee, Massachusetts Manufacturing [4][31] By 1907, the Ames foundries had been purchased by Chicopee's A.G. Spalding Company.[38]
1776 The Griswold Inn Essex, Connecticut Restaurant and Hotel [39][40][41]
1778 Dowse Orchards Sherborn, Massachusetts Farm [42][43]
1778 The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Hotel [44][45][46]
1778 Willow Grove Inn Orange, Virginia Hotel [47][48][49]
1779 Old Talbott Tavern Bardstown, Kentucky Hotel [50]
1780 Laird & Company Colts Neck Township, New Jersey Distillery [51][52][53]
1782 Levi Garrett New York City (found.) Chewing tobacco [54][55] Now a brand of the American Snuff Company.
1783 Rawle & Henderson LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Law firm [56]
1784 D. Landreth Seed Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) Seeds [57][58][59]
1784 Bank of New York New York City Bank [60][61] Merged 2007 into The Bank of New York Mellon.
1785 Bixler's Allentown, Pennsylvania Jewelry [62][63][64]
1785 Turpin Farms Cincinnati, Ohio (found.) Farm [65][66]
1786 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Newspaper [67][68][69]
1790 King Arthur Flour Boston, Massachusetts (found.) Flour and baking [70] Now based in Norwich, Vermont.
1792 Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft New York City Law firm [71][72]
1792 Insurance Company of North America Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) Insurance [4] Now Chubb Limited
1792 New York Stock Exchange New York City Stock Exchange
1792 Old Farmer's Almanac Dublin, New Hampshire Almanac [73][74]
1792 State Street Boston, Massachusetts Banking [4]
1794 Baltimore Equitable Baltimore, Maryland Insurance [75][76]
1794 Rochester Cables Culpeper, Virginia Cables [77][78] Now a brand of TE Connectivity.
1794 Warner Company Wilmington, Delaware Mining [79][80] Defunct.
1795 Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Manufacturing Merged 1858 into the American Banknote Corporation
1795 Dixon Jersey City, New Jersey (found.) Pencils [81][82] Now based in Lake Mary, Florida.
1795 Jim Beam Clermont, Kentucky Distillery [4][31]
1796 Shreve, Crump & Low Boston, Massachusetts Jewelry [83][84][85]
1797 The Birkett Mills Penn Yan, New York Mill-Buckwheat products [86][87] Based in Penn Yan, New York
1797 Gruber's Hagerstown Town & Country Hagerstown, Maryland Almanack [88][89]
1797 Wayside Inn Middletown, Virginia Hotel [90][91]
1798 Alan McIlvain Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) Sawmill [92][93]
1798-1809 Pratt-Read Ivoryton, Connecticut Tools [94][95][96]
1798 W. Rose Blockley Township, Pennsylvania Tools [97][98]
1801 Crane & Co. Dalton, Massachusetts Papermaking [31][51] Now a subsidiary of Crane Co.
1801 Revere Copper Company Canton, Massachusetts (found.) Copper Processing [99] Now based in Rome, New York.
1802 DuPont Wilmington, Delaware Chemicals [4][31] Merged 2017 into DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
1806 Colgate New York City Consumer goods [31]
1807 Wiley New York City (found.) Publisher Now based in Hoboken, New Jersey.
1810 Black, Starr & Frost New York City Jeweler [100]
1810 The Hartford Hartford, Connecticut Financial
1811 Pfaltzgraff York County, Pennsylvania Tableware [31][101][102] Sold to Lifetime Brands, Inc. in 2005. Only Internet presence.
1811 Davenport Peters Boston, Massachusetts Lumber [103] Defunct 1991.
1812 City Bank of New York New York City Bank Now Citigroup
1813 ContiGroup Arlon (then Belgium.) Food Expanded to the U.S. in 1921.
1813 Seth Thomas Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut Clockmaker Defunct. Now a brand of CST Enterprises.
1815 Louisville Stoneware Louisville, Kentucky Pottery
1816 Hodgdon Yachts East Boothbay, Maine Yachts
1816 The York Water Company York, Pennsylvania Water utility
1816 Remington Ilion, New York Firearms; typewriters
1816 Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Louisiana, Missouri Farm
1817 Harper New York City Publishing Merged 1989 into HarperCollins.
1817 JB & Son Providence, RI Apothecary/Druggist [104][105] 1873 renamed to The Claflin Company.
1818 Breck's Boston, Massachusetts (found.) Flowers [106] Acquired by Gardens Alive!
1818 Libbey Incorporated Toledo, Ohio Glassware Formerly Libbey Glass Company and New England Glass Company
1818 Brooks Brothers New York City Clothing
1818 Brown Bros. & Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) Bank Merged 1931 into Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
1818 Marshall Elevator Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (found.) Elevators Acquired by Otis.
1819 Jacob Bromwell Cincinnati, Ohio (found.) Housewares Incorporated on 1883.
1819 Cravath, Swaine & Moore New York City Law firm

See also edit

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This list of the oldest companies in the United States includes brands and companies excluding associations educational government or religious organizations To be listed a brand or company name must remain either whole or in part since inception To limit the scope of this list only companies established before 1820 are listed If the original name has since changed due to acquisitions or renaming this must be verifiable Entries in grey indicate that the companies have endured some significant change in their status or condition Year Company Location Field Reference Notes 1613 Shirley Plantation Charles City County Virginia Farm 1 2 3 1623 Avedis Zildjian Company Norwell Massachusetts Music Company Founded in Istanbul moved to the U S in 1929 1632 33 Tuttle s Red Barn Dover New Hampshire Farm 1 4 5 6 1639 Field View Farm Orange Connecticut Farm 7 8 1642 Barker s Farm North Andover Massachusetts Farm 9 10 11 1648 1651 1662 as retail Shirokiya Honolulu Hawaii Lacquer Retail 12 13 Founded in Tokyo moved to the U S in 1958 Defunct in 2021 1667 Seaside Inn Kennebunkport Maine Hotel 8 14 15 1673 White Horse Tavern Newport Rhode Island Restaurant 8 16 17 1680 Saunderskill Accord New York Farm 9 18 19 1690 Towle Silversmiths Boston Massachusetts Silversmith 8 20 Absorbed by Lifetime Brands Inc 1702 J E Rhoads amp Sons Marple Pennsylvania found Tannery 21 Closed 2009 now a brand of Mid Atlantic Industrial Belting Inc 1705 The John Stevens Shop Newport Rhode Island Stone carver 22 1711 Orchards of Concklin Pomona New York Orchard 9 23 24 1720s Smiling Hill Farm Westbrook Maine Farm and lumber mill since 1970s 9 25 26 1725 Pottstown Roller Mill Pottstown Pennsylvania Grain Feed 27 28 Now owned by Purina Mills 1736 Lakeside Mills Spindale North Carolina Corn products 8 1741 WD Cowls Amherst Massachusetts Lumber 29 1752 The Philadelphia Contributionship Philadelphia Pennsylvania Insurance 30 1752 Caswell Massey Newport Rhode Island found Perfume 8 31 32 Sold 2003 2007 re branded 2017 1760 Lorillard Tobacco Company New York City found Tobacco 4 33 34 Defunct 2016 brand owned by Reynolds American 1764 65 Baker s Dorchester Massachusetts found Chocolate confectionery 35 4 31 Now a brand of Kraft Heinz 1764 The Hartford Courant Hartford Connecticut Newspaper 36 1767 McCrady s Tavern and Long Room Charleston South Carolina Restaurant Closed 2020 37 1774 Ames Chicopee Massachusetts Manufacturing 4 31 By 1907 the Ames foundries had been purchased by Chicopee s A G Spalding Company 38 1776 The Griswold Inn Essex Connecticut Restaurant and Hotel 39 40 41 1778 Dowse Orchards Sherborn Massachusetts Farm 42 43 1778 The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Hotel 44 45 46 1778 Willow Grove Inn Orange Virginia Hotel 47 48 49 1779 Old Talbott Tavern Bardstown Kentucky Hotel 50 1780 Laird amp Company Colts Neck Township New Jersey Distillery 51 52 53 1782 Levi Garrett New York City found Chewing tobacco 54 55 Now a brand of the American Snuff Company 1783 Rawle amp Henderson LLP Philadelphia Pennsylvania Law firm 56 1784 D Landreth Seed Company Philadelphia Pennsylvania found Seeds 57 58 59 1784 Bank of New York New York City Bank 60 61 Merged 2007 into The Bank of New York Mellon 1785 Bixler s Allentown Pennsylvania Jewelry 62 63 64 1785 Turpin Farms Cincinnati Ohio found Farm 65 66 1786 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Newspaper 67 68 69 1790 King Arthur Flour Boston Massachusetts found Flour and baking 70 Now based in Norwich Vermont 1792 Cadwalader Wickersham amp Taft New York City Law firm 71 72 1792 Insurance Company of North America Philadelphia Pennsylvania found Insurance 4 Now Chubb Limited 1792 New York Stock Exchange New York City Stock Exchange 1792 Old Farmer s Almanac Dublin New Hampshire Almanac 73 74 1792 State Street Boston Massachusetts Banking 4 1794 Baltimore Equitable Baltimore Maryland Insurance 75 76 1794 Rochester Cables Culpeper Virginia Cables 77 78 Now a brand of TE Connectivity 1794 Warner Company Wilmington Delaware Mining 79 80 Defunct 1795 Murray Draper Fairman amp Co Philadelphia Pennsylvania Manufacturing Merged 1858 into the American Banknote Corporation 1795 Dixon Jersey City New Jersey found Pencils 81 82 Now based in Lake Mary Florida 1795 Jim Beam Clermont Kentucky Distillery 4 31 1796 Shreve Crump amp Low Boston Massachusetts Jewelry 83 84 85 1797 The Birkett Mills Penn Yan New York Mill Buckwheat products 86 87 Based in Penn Yan New York 1797 Gruber s Hagerstown Town amp Country Hagerstown Maryland Almanack 88 89 1797 Wayside Inn Middletown Virginia Hotel 90 91 1798 Alan McIlvain Philadelphia Pennsylvania found Sawmill 92 93 1798 1809 Pratt Read Ivoryton Connecticut Tools 94 95 96 1798 W Rose Blockley Township Pennsylvania Tools 97 98 1801 Crane amp Co Dalton Massachusetts Papermaking 31 51 Now a subsidiary of Crane Co 1801 Revere Copper Company Canton Massachusetts found Copper Processing 99 Now based in Rome New York 1802 DuPont Wilmington Delaware Chemicals 4 31 Merged 2017 into DuPont de Nemours Inc 1806 Colgate New York City Consumer goods 31 1807 Wiley New York City found Publisher Now based in Hoboken New Jersey 1810 Black Starr amp Frost New York City Jeweler 100 1810 The Hartford Hartford Connecticut Financial 1811 Pfaltzgraff York County Pennsylvania Tableware 31 101 102 Sold to Lifetime Brands Inc in 2005 Only Internet presence 1811 Davenport Peters Boston Massachusetts Lumber 103 Defunct 1991 1812 City Bank of New York New York City Bank Now Citigroup 1813 ContiGroup Arlon then Belgium Food Expanded to the U S in 1921 1813 Seth Thomas Plymouth Hollow Connecticut Clockmaker Defunct Now a brand of CST Enterprises 1815 Louisville Stoneware Louisville Kentucky Pottery 1816 Hodgdon Yachts East Boothbay Maine Yachts 1816 The York Water Company York Pennsylvania Water utility 1816 Remington Ilion New York Firearms typewriters 1816 Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Louisiana Missouri Farm 1817 Harper New York City Publishing Merged 1989 into HarperCollins 1817 JB amp Son Providence RI Apothecary Druggist 104 105 1873 renamed to The Claflin Company 1818 Breck s Boston Massachusetts found Flowers 106 Acquired by Gardens Alive 1818 Libbey Incorporated Toledo Ohio Glassware Formerly Libbey Glass Company and New England Glass Company 1818 Brooks Brothers New York City Clothing 1818 Brown Bros amp Co Philadelphia Pennsylvania found Bank Merged 1931 into Brown Brothers Harriman amp Co 1818 Marshall Elevator Pittsburgh Pennsylvania found Elevators Acquired by Otis 1819 Jacob Bromwell Cincinnati Ohio found Housewares Incorporated on 1883 1819 Cravath Swaine amp Moore New York City Law firmSee also editList of oldest companies List of oldest companies in AustraliaReferences edit a b McCormack Kathy August 1 2010 After 378 years NH family farm goes up for sale World news The Guardian London Retrieved September 26 2012 Gowen Annie August 3 2003 Nation amp World Virginia plantation owner angers neighbors The Washington Post 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