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Plan your visit around Hudson Old Homes Days festival for a richer experience - the event includes carnival rides, food, bands, and fireworks alongside house tours, making it a full day of entertainment and local history
Best time
If visiting during holiday season, the house features special Christmas decorations that enhance the historical ambiance and provide photo opportunities
Visitor tip
Families with children should know the free Petting Zoo features unique animals like alpacas, donkeys, and goats - a highlight for kids that requires no admission fee, making it excellent value alongside house tours
About Hills House
Local exhibits in a historic building. Built in 1890, this shingle-style, 2.5-story house on 2 acres offers local history exhibits & tours.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Historical Society & Museum
- Location
- Alvirne Hills House, Derry Road, Hudson, NH
- Historic Building
- 1890 Shingle-style summer home, National Register of Historic Places
- Founded
- 1966
- Focus
- Preservation of Hudson's historical artifacts and local history
What visitors say
This was awesome. Seeing the house from the inside was great..all the artifacts from over the years and every person on the committee we met were friendly and knowledgeable. Recommend touring the house when you have the opportunity.
This was part of Hudson Old Homes Days. There was a carnival with booths, food, bands, and fireworks on the day I went. The fireworks were pretty amazing and I am someone who doesn't particularly care for them usually. Although I did…
We were here for Old Home Days. While the rides were certainly better than in years past, the prices have more than doubled. $9 will get you 6 tickets for rides, and most rides cost a minimum of 3 tickets. When I went a few years ago,…
From 64 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The house was built in 1890 by a Boston architect as a summer home and presented by Dr. Albert Hills to his wife Ida Virginia as a Christmas present, with the house name 'ALVirne' combining both their first names
- Dr. Albert Hills, his wife Virginia, and their two infant daughters are buried in the floor of the nearby Alvirne Chapel, a medieval stone structure popular for weddings
- The house is a shingle-style, 2.5-story architect-designed structure situated on 2 acres and now serves as a local history museum operated by the Hudson Historical Society
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