On the grounds of the Winslow house and open for viewing is the law office of the famous statesman Daniel Webster. This office is a National Historic Landmark. To visit this small building is to feel the presence of this great man. Here are some of Webster's original letters, his possessions, and artifacts relating to his life at his beloved Marshfield estate. One can imagine his meeting here with visiting dignitaries, most notably the British Lord Ashburton with whom Webster established the boundary along the Maine border between the United States and Canada.
Webster bought the house from the estate of Dr. Isaac Winslow in 1844 but never lived there. After his own house burned in 1878, his daughter-in-law lived in the Winslow house while hers was being rebuilt. |
