{"nrhp_refnum":"78000480","name":"Hudson House","other_names":["Hudson Homestead"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NE of Oxford on Hudson Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oxford","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.14223832600004,"lon":-71.83619929299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-02-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story clapboard farmhouse on Hudson Road in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, built in 1720 by William Hudson, with a one-story rear ell and attached barn/shed.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its condition and original architectural character and for its continued use as a working farm. It stayed in the Hudson family for 242 years. It is described as the oldest surviving building in Oxford and a classic self-sufficient colonial New England farm.","narrative":"Hudson House is a farmhouse on Hudson Road in Oxford, Massachusetts, built in 1720 by William Hudson, one of the town's thirty original English settlers. The land grant dates to 1713. The clapboard house rises 2½ stories under a ridge roof, with a central chimney, a symmetrical five-bay south facade and six-over-six windows. A one-story ell and an attached two-story barn/shed extend from the rear. The entryway was altered in 1790, when Federal-style sidelights were added; otherwise the building remains close to its original state. It is described as the oldest surviving building in Oxford. The Hudson family held it for 242 years, and the land has been farmed for more than two centuries. The Hudsons took part in local politics and in organizing the town militia in the 1740s. Because the farm was isolated, it was often the scene of conflict with Native Americans, and the family once took refuge in a garrison house for two weeks.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799","architect_builder":"William Hudson","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as close to its original state, apart from an 1790 entryway alteration. Condition is marked excellent and the property is in private ownership.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.504894-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/7971/63797123/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/78000480.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000480/f69dd0d1b7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000480/f69dd0d1b7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hudson_House,_Oxford_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hudson_House,_Oxford_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797123","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_House_(Oxford,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5928740"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/hudson-house-78000480/"}