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Bradford Landmark Society to hold annual Holiday House Tour in December
By JOELLEN CHESNUT
Era Reporter
joellen@bradfordera.com
The Bradford Landmark Society will hold its seventh annual Holiday House Tour on Dec. 6.
The tour, themed “Past and Present” will showcase five area homes, including some favorites previously on the tour, brought back by popular request.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday and can be purchased at the Bradford Landmark Society office, John Williams European Pastry Shop, Grandma’s House and Tina’s Hallmark.
The ticket doubles as the program for the tour, which is self-guided. Participants can start at any location along the route.
The tour will take place between noon and 4 p.m. Also during that time, the John Williams European Pastry Shop will offer a “Holiday Tour Special” and Grandma’s House on Congress Street will be decorated for the tour and will offer complimentary tea to those presenting the tour program.
During the tour, participants may visit the Mead residence on East Main Street and take in the variety of holiday decoration themes. The 13-room, four bathroom house was built in 1926 by James and Katherine Matthews.
The Nickel home on Derrick Road holds a secret the family has only recently discovered: a prohibition cellar off the kitchen. The Nickels came upon the hidden room during a recent home improvement project and will be showing it off to tour participants, along with the rest of the “poured stone” house, built in 1900 by Bill and Harriet Miller.
The Wurster home on South Avenue was constructed in 1938 and inhabited by one family prior to Chris and Carol’s time there. During the holiday season, the special finds from 35 years of treasure seeking at auctions, flea markets and garage sales are displayed among the holiday decor.
At the Harvey home on Bolivar Drive, snow families will greet visitors and direct their paths through the story and a half edifice built in 1947. The kitchen sports an impressive gingerbread collection and the home will be showing off its holiday finery.
The home of Fran James and Bill Runyan on Congress Street, named “Destiny,” was built in 1929 and rebuilt around the original home in 1936 with rooms added. The home’s highlights include, but are not limited to, the Rose Room, Nautical Room and the Pitt Room, as well as the “Baldo Kitchen,” redone in cherry.
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