Homes for the Holidays: Old Wethersfield Homes on Tour
Celebrate the Season with Homes for the Holidays: An intimate tour of Wethersfield's historic homes and their interior beauty at the most wonderful time of the year. December 7, 10 am - 4 pm. Details at wdsmuseum.org
What could be cozier than Connecticut's largest and oldest historic district dressed up for the holidays?
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut invites you to tour four private houses plus the three houses that make up the Webb Deane Stevens Museum, all decorated for the season! Warm up between houses with hot beverages and treats in the museum's Holcombe Education Center in the heart of Old Wethersfield.
For a modest add-on cost, boxed lunches are also available to accompany a noontime lecture on the history of holiday décor by Deborah V.R. Harper. Ms. Harper is Curator of Education at the George Read II House & Gardens, a National Historic Landmark in Delaware, and was previously Senior Curator of Education at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, where she oversaw the legendary Yuletide at Winterthur tours each holiday season. She is a frequent guest speaker on various topics in American decorative arts and is an authority on historical holiday traditions.
General admission includes open-house access to all seven homes from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Proceeds advance the NSCDA-CT's mission of preservation and education at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
Admission
Complimentary refreshments at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum
$100: Tours, lunch + lecture
Includes:
- Admission to all seven homes, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Complimentary refreshments at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum
- 12 p.m. lecture by Deborah V.R. Harper on the history of holiday decorating
- Boxed lunch with sandwich, chips, fruit, and dessert (you will be contacted after purchase to indicate preferences and dietary restrictions)
