Buck's Corner Historic District

Buck's Corner is a small cluster of historic farmhouses and barns along Woburn and Wildwood Streets in southeastern Wilmington, Massachusetts, covering about ten acres. It includes the Ephraim Buck House, a two-family dwelling dated by local historians to 1672 and by deeds to 1704, and later Georgian and Federal houses, an Italianate house from about 1861 and a Queen Anne house from about 1883. Most buildings are wood frame, and several retain barns or stables. Three interrelated farming families, the Bucks, Eames and Sheldons, lived here over long periods, and farming and later butchering continued into the early twentieth century. The unusual density of early houses led to the nickname "The City" in the early 1800s. The district was listed for its role in the community's early settlement and development and for its well-preserved architecture. Its open land and nearby wetlands also suggest potential for Native American and historic archaeological sites.