The Woodworth House, also known as the Old Oaken Bucket Homestead, is a historic house at 47 Old Oaken Bucket Road in Scituate, Massachusetts. It has been surviving the elements since at least 1675, which is the date the oldest portion of the property was built.
To understand the layout, you have to look at the pieces. The oldest part of the property dates back to 1675, but it is now an ell - a side wing - on a much larger Cape style main house built in 1826.
The real action happened in 1817. Samuel Woodworth, who lived at or was associated with the house, wrote the poem "The Old Oaken Bucket" about an old well on the property. The poem eventually inspired a song and a football trophy.
Today, that trophy is contested annually by Indiana University and Purdue University. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, officially confirming its status as a landmark.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Kyle McLonely
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