Winslow House

The Winslow House, built around 1699, is the ancestral home of the founding family of Marshfield, and remains one of the least-altered First Period colonial houses left in the old Plymouth Colony. It was built by Judge Isaac Winslow on land originally granted to his grandfather Edward Winslow, a Mayflower passenger, and the house passed through four generations of a family that produced governors, generals, doctors, and judges before it was later owned for a time by Daniel Webster himself. Today it operates as a museum and cultural center, with seasonal tours and events, and quiet trails on the grounds that connect through the woods to the Hoyt-Hall Preserve and the Marcia Thomas House next door. It is a lovely little pocket of Marshfield history to wander, whether or not you catch it during open hours.