I found this inscription over an entrance to a courtyard with small houses around it in Utrecht, The Netherlands:
It says:
D.O.M. [Deo Optimo Maximo]
Loyal to the poor[,]
Adriaen Beyer founded us and
Alet John's-daughter his housewife
A[nn]o 1597
So, what we have here is a fairly old set of buildings by European standards.
Americans may think they are ancient; it is a matter of perspective, I suppose. Things probably look older when you live in an adolescent country.
Some more texts on old buildings in Utrecht:
The house [called] of old "The Crown"
The King of Portugal
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