Holiday Open House at the Hosmer House

Published December 4, 2008 | Historical Commission | Automatically Archived on 12/15/2008

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Come see the Hosmer House with each room decorated for the holidays by ten different groups. Our theme this year is “Holidays Through Time” We will be traveling from prehistoric through the future in the rooms. We will have stops at Frontier Time, Colonial Williamsburg, Victorian, Olden Times, Fabulous 1950’s, 1960″s, a classic Holiday Tree, and “Green Holiday” on the way. The open house will be on the following days:

Saturday,    December   6, 2008 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Sunday,      December   7, 2008 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Wednesday, December 10, 2008    6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday,    December 11, 2008    6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

There is no charge, free refreshments, the country store will have 2008 cup plates available, Gingerbread Cookies, gift items, books, CDs, throws and reproductions of Ms. Hosmer ‘s paintings.

All are welcome to visit during these hours. The House is available for rent by town folk for parties from 8 DEC to 14 DEC when available.

Please call 978-639-3346 for further information or if you are interested in renting the Hosmer House for your holiday event.

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The Historical Commission, established by a special town meeting vote in 1968 and acting under Section 8D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth for the preservation, protection and development of the historical or archaeological assets of the Town, has jurisdiction over all aspects of historic buildings and structures, and properties currently owned by the town, or any such facilities that might be acquired. Currently these include the Hosmer House and Loring Parsonage, along with the Haynes Garrison site on Water Row, Revolutionary War Training Field on Old County Road and the Revolutionary War Cemetery in the center of town.

The Historical Commission is also responsible for administering the Demolition Delay Bylaw passed by the Town of Sudbury in 2004 which enables the Historical Commission to require a six month delay in demolition of buildings deemed to be of historical significance. It is headquartered at Hosmer House which was given to the Town by Miss Florence Hosmer to honor her father. The building remains exclusively as a memorial to the Hosmer Family and houses a collection of their memorabilia, plus 497 of Miss Hosmer’s paintings.

The Historical Commission is made up of 7 members, with special interest and knowledge of historical preservation, who are appointed by the Town Manager, subject to the approval of the Select Board.

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