South Worthington Historic District

South Worthington is a small rural village in the southernmost corner of Worthington, Massachusetts, with a small portion extending into Chesterfield. Buildings gather along the Little River, near a natural drop in the river, and on the slopes of Eagle Nest Ridge. Most are modest 1½ story houses, and many 19th century barns survive. Two Federal farmhouses from about 1787 and 1790 are the oldest, followed by Greek Revival houses and Italianate and Queen Anne buildings. A Greek Revival Methodist church of 1847, with a four-stage tower, dominates the hillside and is considered among the more elegant examples in the region. The village developed as an agricultural community around mills and a store, was bypassed by the railroad, and stayed small. Residents moved between farming, milling and storekeeping. A former blacksmith shop now serves as a gallery, a former mill houses small businesses, and a summer concert hall adds to the mix of uses at a residential scale.