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October 2008
Ernest Franklin Hodgson's Biography added to American National Biography Online
Web link to E.F. Hodgson's Biography on American National Biography Online: www.anb.org/articles/10/10-02293.html
May 3, 2008 & June 21 2008
Hodgson Walking House Tour
Date: May 3 and June 21
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Sawin Memorial Building located at 80 Dedham Street, Dover, MA
Tour Guide: Paul Tedesco - he can be contacted at paul@hodgsonhouses.com
Description: The Hodgson Walking House Tour will focus on viewing prefabricated homes created by the E.F. Hodgson Co which existed 1892 - 1944 and the site of the original factory. The tour will last an hour and a half. The walk will start at 80 Dedham Street then go to Meetinghouse Hill Road. The walk will continue around to the church and in front of the original Hodgson factory site and across the street to the Hodgson House on the corner of Old Meadow Road and then to Walpole Street and back to Isabella's for coffee and a final chat.
April 5, 2008
Hodgson Walking House Tour
Date: April 5, 2008
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Sawin Memorial Building located at 80 Dedham Street, Dover, MA
Tour Guide: Paul Tedesco - he can be contacted at paul@hodgsonhouses.com
Description: The Hodgson Walking House Tour will focus on viewing prefabricated homes created by the E.F. Hodgson Co which existed 1892 - 1944 and the site of the original factory. The tour will last an hour and a half. The walk will start at 80 Dedham Street then go to Meetinghouse Hill Road. The walk will continue around to the church and in front of the original Hodgson factory site and across the street to the Hodgson House on the corner of Old Meadow Road and then to Walpole Street and back to Isabella's for coffee and a final chat.
First Hodgson Walking Tour great success with 16 people attending!
April 3, 2008
Hometown Weekly article "A trip back to the days of Hodgson Homes"
Hometown Weekly Newspapers April 3 2008 PDF Format
January 10, 2008
Click Architectural Walking Tour Map Below
January 3, 2008
Dover Suburban Press article "Book Chronicles Key Economic Force in Dover" by Bev Wax
Dover Sherbon Press Article PDF Format - January 3, 2008
October 21, 2007
Cape Cod Times article "Looking for E.F. Hodgson Houses on Cape Cod, MA"
HODGSON HOMES
Do you own a prefabricated home designed by the E.F. Hodgson Co.? If so, authors Paul and James Tedesco are looking for information on your house. The Tedescos have written a book, "Portable and Prefabricated Houses of the Thirties: The E.F. Hodgson Company 1935 and 1939 Catalogs, An Unabridged Reprint," that includes catalogs, advertisements and blueprints of the Hodgson homes. The pre-World War II styles came before those by Sears and Montgomery Ward. The Tedescos have mapped more than 20 houses in Dover and 48 in Arthurdale, W.Va., but think there could be dozens more on Cape Cod. They hope to continue adding houses to their list at www.hodgsonhouses.com. If you have information on these homes: jtedesco@gis.net or 781-760-2357.
October 6, 2007
Midwest Book Review - Carson's Bookshelf
Paul H. Tedesco & James B. Tedesco
JBT Publishing
1485 Christina Lane, Lake Forest, IL 60045
9780979205910, $19.95 www.hodsonhouses.com
In the latter half of the 19th century and their first half of the 20th century the prefabricated house was created, perfected, and increasingly popular for both its ease and rapidity of construction, uniformity of quality and predictability, as well as its relative inexpensiveness when compared with traditional home construction. The E. F. Hodgson Company of Dover, Massachusetts was one of a number of companies specializing in mail-order catalogs to advertise and sell sectional and ready-cut houses throughout the United States. "Portable And Prefabricated Houses Of The Thirties" is a photomechanically reproduction of the E. F. Hodgson prefabricated housing catalogs for 1935 and 1939. A superbly reproduced and unabridged reprint, this catalog showcases the floor plans and blueprints, as well as providing black-and-white photographs of the completed structures. A seminal contribution to the history of American architecture, "Portable And Prefabricated Houses Of The Thirties" is an essential and very strongly recommended addition to professional and academic library Architectural Studies reference collections.
October 6, 2007
Dover Old Home Days, Dover, MA
at 6:00PM
E F Hodgson Shed Ground Breaking Ceremony – Sawin Museum
Come see a Dover treasure. This Hodgson shed will be restored and
assembled to preserve and commemorate Dover as the birthplace of the
Prefabricated Home.
Read more about the day at www.doveroldhomedays.org or click on FULL PROGAM which includes a Walking Tour Map of Hodgson Houses near the center of Dover, MA.
Click Architectural Walking Tour Map Below
October 4, 2007
The BridgeWeekly Sho-Case October 4, 2007
Article about the 1930 Portable Hodgson House for Sale for $1 in West Newbury, VT
April 5, 2007
"The Rebirth of the Hodgson Home" Dover-Sherborn Hometown Weekly
By Abigail Davidson
Hometown Weekly Staff
Paul Tedesco has brought the E.F. Hodgson Company, a corporation that
was at one time the backbone of Dover’s economy, back to life. Following
the completion of his last project, a photo history of Dover, Tedesco,
who currently serves as the President of the Dover Historical Society,
wanted to learn more about his hometown history. After six years of
research, Tedesco’s catalogue, “Portable and Prefabricated Houses of the
Thirties” was released last week at the Historical Society’s annual
meeting.
Full Article Click on Adobe PDF - Dover - Sherborn Home Town Weekly April 5 2007.pdf
March 12, 2007
New Book Release: Portable and Prefabricated Houses of the Thirties: The E.F. Hodgson Company 1935 and 1936 Catalogs An Unabridged Reprint by Paul H. Tedesco and James B. Tedesco
Full Press Release Click on Adobe PDF - Hodgson Book Press Release March 12, 2007
Why Tell the Story of the E. F. Hodgson Co.?
Click Here to Purchase NEW Hodgson Book
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