365 Things to do in Worcester County - visit Hebert Mansion in Shrewsbury- Hebert Candy Mansion has a long history in the community. For over 90 years, Hebert Candies has manufactured premium chocolates in central Massachusetts. According to Hebert family history, in 1917, young Frederick Hebert purchased a copper kettle, knife, thermometer, table, marble slab and stove for eleven dollars. These tools were to be the basis of Mr. Hebert's confectionery empire. For many years, Mr. Hebert manufactured caramels and chocolates and sold them through small neighborhood stores in central Massachusetts. By 1946, Mr. Hebert was in need of more room for his manufacturing operations, and so he purchased a Tudor style stone mansion on Route 20 in Shrewsbury. The building became known as the "Candy Mansion" and was the first roadside retail confectionery operation in the United States.
Prior to that time Mansion was a private home. The Tudor Style stone building was constructed between 1916 and 1917 by a wealthy family from Boston. The original property included several buildings and was a working farm, about 300 acres in size. One of the original garage buildings still stands to the east of the Mansion property, and up until a few years ago, the remnants of a large barn, ice house and other out buildings could be seen on neighboring parcels of land.
Today, Hebert Mansion is a fun place to go during holidays like Easter and Christmas and a confectionery store like no other.
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