Wesson lived and worked in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, building hospitals and a home there.
Wesson’s primary home was located at 50 Maple Street in Springfield and was the city’s most extravagant mansion.
Wesson hired New York architect Bruce Price to design his residence in the early 1890s.
The design was published in The American Architect and Building News in 1893.
The house was three and a half stories in height and constructed of pink granite with a red slate roof and bronze cresting and finials.
Stylistically, it was adapted from the French chateaux of the Renaissance.
Completed in 1898, the house cost between $350,000 and $450,000.
Following Wesson's death, the mansion was turned over to the Connecticut Valley Historical Society in 1911, contingent upon the society raising $100,000 for maintenance of the property, which they were unable to do.
In 1915, it became the clubhouse for the Colony Club of Springfield, remaining as such until fire destroyed the building on February 20, 1966.
Wesson lived and worked in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, building hospitals and a home there. Wesson’s primary home was located at 50 Maple Street in Springfield and was the city’s most extravagant mansion. Wesson hired New York architect Bruce Price to design his residence in the early 1890s. The design was published in The American Architect and Building News in 1893. The house was three and a half stories in height and constructed of pink granite with a red slate roof and bronze cresting and finials. Stylistically, it was adapted from the French chateaux of the Renaissance. Completed in 1898, the house cost between $350,000 and $450,000. Following Wesson's death, the mansion was turned over to the Connecticut Valley Historical Society in 1911, contingent upon the society raising $100,000 for maintenance of the property, which they were unable to do. In 1915, it became the clubhouse for the Colony Club of Springfield, remaining as such until fire destroyed the building on February 20, 1966.
Daniel B. Wesson