Worthington home – A Worthington house built in 1976 at 278 Ridge Road is selling for $589,000, shaped by a 1776-era design promise—electricity, indoor plumbing, and baseboard heat included—plus materials pulled from its own 5.9-acre property.
At 278 Ridge Road in Worthington, the driveway runs out along a 300-foot ribbon of dirt before the house reveals itself—shingled in cedar and roofed with split cedar shakes, as if the town has misfiled the calendar.
The listing asks $589,000 for a home built in 1976, and the presentation makes clear the owners didn’t just renovate a classic look. They set out to recreate the domestic life of 1776, with electricity, indoor plumbing, and baseboard heat.
The property sits on 5.9 acres on the peak of a shallow slope, surrounded by mature trees, lawn, and multiple independent garden areas. Even the approach seems designed to slow expectations: from the street, it’s deliberately made to look older than 50 years.
Listing agent James D. Adams, of Hilltown Real Estate in Worthington, ties the build to the longtime fascination of the late owner, Robert Perkins. Perkins’ obituary describes how he was “fascinated by early American architecture” and, while pursuing his artwork, restored several historic houses. It adds that he “built his own 17th century reproduction of a saltbox house where he lived with his wife Catherine and their beloved dogs for 46 years.”.
Some of the materials carry that promise through the details. Cherry was harvested from the lot and used for wall paneling throughout the home.
Inside, the house leans hard into the feel of another era. Wide-planked pine or cherry floors run beneath thick, square exposed wooden beams crossing the ceiling. The ceiling is unfinished in places, showing the underside of the planked flooring above. Many interior doors are slab or plank, left unfinished. Most walls are unfinished too. Two functioning fireplaces anchor the main rooms, each with granite fireboxes.
Still, the home does not pretend the present doesn’t exist. Nine-over-nine double-hung insulated windows are installed throughout. There is electricity, and the house is heated by oil and electric systems. A poured concrete foundation supports the structure.
The layout blends that antique-forward mood with practical flexibility. From the driveway, stairs lead to a broad deck that surrounds the house. The deck provides access to what the listing calls a multi-purpose room—part of the home’s one-story wing. The entire area is 251 square feet. without interior support columns. and can serve as a bedroom suite with a private entrance. The wing includes one of the two full bathrooms: the bathroom is 27 square feet. with a single vanity and a curtained shower insert.
A hallway, labeled the foyer in the floor plan, connects that wing to the main house. From the foyer. the living room opens up as a 175-square-foot space where 18th Century styling takes over—hand plastered walls and ceiling. and a full wall of cherry paneling harvested from the property. A functioning woodburning fireplace sits there too. and there is access to the front door. which the listing says was rarely used by the owners.
The living room leads to a 79-square-foot sitting room with a second fireplace and a woodburning stove insert. Past that is a 120-square-foot dining room. lit by a chandelier with candle-like lights above what the listing calls the best spot for a dining table. and warmed by natural light from five double hung windows.
The kitchen keeps the theme while also giving it an unmistakably contemporary function. A three-quarter-height wall with cabinets separates the dining room from the kitchen. The centerpiece is a unique island: rather than a stone or quartz top. it is essentially a wooden stump with legs. its surface smoothed by years of use. The range is electric and white, matching the refrigerator. Track lights hang near a ceiling beam. A stainless steel double sink is inset into counters of wood. and the kitchen cabinets are cherry harvested from the property.
A stairway leads to two upper floors. On the second floor, the primary suite combines a bedroom and a 50-square-foot office. It spans 136 square feet in the bedroom portion, with wide-planked flooring and white walls. Trim and a built-in bookshelf are stained a light shade of brown. The second full bathroom is a Jack-and-Jill setup between the primary bedroom and a 113-square-foot second bedroom. The bathroom is 61 square feet, with a single vanity and a shower/bath combination. Completing the level is an 87-square-foot sitting room.
The third floor includes a final bedroom, measuring 171 square feet, plus a 269-square-foot attic.
The home has 1,889 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, with private sewer and water. Taxes are listed as $8,011 for 2025.
For anyone who has ever wondered what a carefully curated past would feel like with modern essentials underneath it, this place answers with numbers, materials, and workmanship—built for a present buyer, but arranged to make the nation’s early days feel close enough to touch.
Worthington home for sale 278 Ridge Road Colonial reproduction 1776 design George Washington era style $589 000 listing Berkshire homes
$589k for a 1976 house that looks old?? Sounds like they just paid for “vibes” lol.
So it’s like a colonial themed house but built in 1976? I don’t get it, they couldn’t just build it normally? Also electricity and plumbing in a “1776” replica makes me feel like they’re selling vicarious time travel.
They said driveway “runs out along a 300-foot ribbon of dirt” like that’s charming but that’s also just… gonna be mud every spring. Idk how much land you get but 5.9 acres sounds tiny if you’re trying to be rural and cozy.
Baseboard heat included? In 1776?? Wait, didn’t they not have baseboard heat back then. Like maybe it’s fake wood beams and fake history but they kept the “real” systems. Still kinda cool tho, cherry harvested from the property, that part is impressive. $589,000 seems too high for something that was originally built in the 70s, even if they dressed it up like a saltbox. People will pay anything for “early American” I guess.