Construction of the house began sometime between 1895 and 1898, and was completed by 1903.[2]Colonel Adelbert Mossman (1848–1945), an American Civil War veteran of the 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment, designed the house for himself.[2][3] Mossman returned to Massachusetts after the war and in 1887 organized and led Hudson's first militia, the 5th Massachusetts Volunteers.[2] Mossman was promoted to colonel while serving in this militia.[2] In 1901 he was appointed sergeant-at-arms of the Massachusetts State House.[2] While his house was being built Mossman also worked as a buyer for the Massachusetts Office of the Superintendent of Buildings, which likely facilitated his home's construction.[2]
Mossman died in 1945.[2] Cecil W. Veinotte, a carpenter, and his wife Virginia M. Veinotte bought the house in 1946 and owned it until 1981.[2] Dr. Bernard M. Flavhan, dentist, and wife Carol S. Flavhan purchased the home in 1981.[2] Carol Flavhan became sole owner in 1984.[4] She sold the house to the current owners in 1994.[4]
The house was added to National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1982.
Architecture
The Colonel Adelbert Mossman house is a well-preserved exemplar of Queen Anne style architecture and craft.[2] It is located at 76 Park Street in Hudson across the street from Wood Park and the Taylor Memorial Bridge. The park and the Assabet River are visible from the house.[2]
The house's exterior is complex; typical for Queen Anne houses.[2] Key exterior features include a tower capped by a conical roof, bay windows, high gables with decorative woodwork, carved brackets and moulding, and a wraparound porch with grouped turned columns and spindlework valances.[2]
The home contains 20 intricately detailed rooms.[2] Interior architectural elements include pocket doors, non-rectilinear walls and ceilings, detailed mantels, an intricate main stair with gas lamps placed on top of carved newels, and Victorian woodwork detailing throughout.[2]
