HudsonGo Walking Tour

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HudsonGo Walking Tour

Hudson, Massachusetts 01749, United States

Created By: Hudson Public Schools - Quinn Middle School

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Welcome to Hudson, Massachusetts! A small town that has a lot of fun and exciting places to visit! Established in 1866, Hudson has grown so much and continues to flourish. :)

Created by the Ruby Team Quinn Middle School Class of 2023 and 2024, and Quinn Ambassadors Club 2021. Thank you for the assistance from the Hudson Historical Society.


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Hudson currently has two fire stations, the main fire department is on 296 Cox street and the other is on 1 Washington street, by Wood Square. The Hudson Fire Chief is John M. Blood. The fire department was built after the Great Fire in 189... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The Hudson Public Library was  opened to the public in 1905 originally in   the Town Hall, it served since 1905. The Hudson Public Library was built by a combination of well-known people. With the original room being small and... Read more
The Hudson War Monument was built to commemorate the soldiers who passed away for our country during World War I and World War II. Another monument was built in 1966, next to the original one to honor the people who fought in the Korean and... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The Odd Fellows Hall used to be known as The Lewis Building, after a famous photograph, R.B. Lewis. It is located on Felton Street at Wood Square. It was built in 1894 and it once was the location of Carleton Wheeler drugstore. N... Read more
This Iconic piece of history in Hudson earned its name because where the rotary is, there used to be a store called Solon Wood and Company dry goods and grocery store, which was owned by Mr. Wood. The building was burned during the Great Fi... Read more
The Chamberlain Block Building is located on Main Street in Hudson, Ma.  The original building in this location was burned during the Great Fire of July 4, 1894 from the downtown fire. The location of the Great Fire began in the back of th... Read more
Built in 1910, the Hudson Armory was built on 1 Park Street, to house the Massachusetts volunteer Militia. It was also the former property of Marshall Wood, a popular citizen of Hudson. It cost $4,000 to build and housed the Masachusetts Na... Read more
The Cochrane and Lawrence buildings were both built after the Great Fire. Before the fire, Hudson downtown was mostly made up of wood buildings, but after the fire, they decided to use materials that would be stronger in case of another fir... Read more
Rail Trail Flatbread opened December 12,  2012. 12/12/12...we don't know if this is a coincidence or not, but it is very cool. The Rail Trail is now a popular pizza shop, where you can get many other foods.
PLAY VIDEO New City Microcreamery was established in 2015. New City currently is a popular ice cream shop on Main Street. O edifício foi renovado em 2015 e tornou-se New City Microcreamery. A partir de agora, Nova Cidade é atualmente uma ... Read more
PLAY VIDEO Formed in 2007 by a merger from both the Hudson and Worcester Savings banks, Avidia Bank had goals from the beginning. They wished to achieve new levels of customer satisfaction and trust. To this day, Avidia Bank and it’s char... Read more
This building is considered the oldest commercial building in Hudson! It was one of the few buildings in Hudson that did not perish in the Great Fire. Like this wood building, many of the buildings before the Great Fire were also made of wo... Read more
The Hudson House Building used to be a hotel, now it is the home of stores such as Mullahy's Cheese Shop and Serendipity, a novelty shop with handmade gifts! Mullahy’s Cheese shop was created by Katie Quinn in the year 2016. It is the fir... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The construction of the Hudson Town Hall started in 1871 and it was dedicated on September 26th 1872.The Town Hall is located on 78 Main Street Downtown Hudson. The main architect was C.H. Robinson of Hudson. The Town Hall was bu... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The Unitarian Church was originally called the Lawrence Church. The Unitarian Church was constructed in 1861, and was built by a group of Christians called Union Society. The church is still going and running. This church was cre... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The Skate Park is an area where you can skateboard, rollerblade, ride your scooter, and ride bikes! It opened in 2008 and the hours are 9am to 7pm. The company that designed the skate park is Grindline. The company that built the... Read more
The LaRosee and Company Mill Building was known before as L. T.  Jefts Factory. Jefts Factory was built in 1849 and is located on the corner of Broad and South st.  In 1880 it was built to make woman shoes. In 1937 it became the Braga Sho... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The trail is in Hudson and Marlborough and is 5.8 miles long. It is along the Assabet River. Acton and Maynard started the construction of their rail trail and once Stow finishes their part, the walking trail will go across five ... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The Col. Adelbert Mossman House, founder of Hudson's militia, is a historic house at 76 Park Street in Hudson, Massachusetts. It dates back  to 1901. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with an asymmetrical massing typical... Read more
Wood Park is located on 65 Park St Hudson, MA.  Wood Park has a beautiful stage, which is called the Victor Dyer “music shell”.  There is a fun playground, shady trees, green grass and it is open all day long! The perfect place for a ... Read more
The Hudson Community Garden is an organic, volunteer-run space located on Port St.   The garden is near the Assabet River, the Portuguese Club and, Wood Park. The Hudson Community Garden was founded in 2012.  Community gardens really beg... Read more
PLAY VIDEO The Hudson Portuguese Club was bought in 1920. They created it to promote the Portuguese language and they provide education for families. Right now they conduct charitable events and activities beneficial to the community. O Hud... Read more
Tripps pond is located on River St.  Tripps pond is home to many creatures like, fish, frogs, turtles, and snakes.  The pond is a beautiful place to play, walk, and fish. There are some paths for a peaceful stroll.  There is plenty of sp... Read more
Danforth Falls is a walking trail that can be accessed by Farley Elementary or Route 85. It is named after Octa Danforth, who had lived near the waterfall all of his life. Dogs are allowed to use the trails as well, whether on-leash or off-... Read more
The Hudson Public Schools Administration Building is located at 155 Apsley St, Hudson, MA.  The Hudson Public Schools Administration is where the administrators of Hudson Public Schools are located.  The schools in C.A. Farley Elementary ... Read more
The Chamberlain House is located on Pleasant Street. The building was built in 1893 by Frank Chamberlain, Chamberlain, a  Hudson shoe manufacturer.
The Apsley Mansion was built in 1905 for Lewis Apsley, president of Hudson’s Apsley Rubber Co. to live in. It was said to have been built with the most expert workmanship. Among other things the mansion has a bowling alley and a billiards... Read more
This home was built on 1887 for Luman T. Jeft who was the owner of a local shoe shop.  Jeft sold handmade shoes for women and children. He was wealthy so he also owned a mansion. It is a 32 room, brick mansion at 20 Pleasant street.
The Hudson Senior Center is located on 29 Church Street.  It was first built as an private house for wealthy Hudson family, the Brigham family.  The building was built in the 1850’s by, Francis D. Brigham. In 2007, the Senior Center was... Read more

 

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