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Hosmer House Museum, Acton, MA
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Hosmer House Museum

Restored saltbox house in Acton, kept by the Acton Historical Society as a local history museum.

300 Main St. Acton, MA 01720 · Acton, MA

About Hosmer House Museum

The Hosmer House was begun around 1760 by Jonathan Hosmer Jr. and later enlarged for his son's family. The Acton Historical Society took over the building in 1976, when it had fallen into disrepair, and restored it as a museum. Rooms show different periods, from a keeping room restored near its 1760 appearance to parlors furnished in the early and mid 1800s. The house also reflects the Hosmer, Tuttle, and Todd families who lived there, along with a free Black resident who lived in the house until 1827. The interior is generally seen during special events.

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