Tom and I signed up to be docents for a Holiday Home Tour this past weekend
It was one of the beautiful old homes on Elizabeth Boulevard
The house has been lovingly restored
The photos on the piano are of the orginal home owners. The house was completed in 1915
and it was all dressed up for Christmas
All of the rooms looked very festive
The home was a wedding gift to this young woman from her parents. A graduate of Vassar University, she had three children in this house, living here for nine years (1915-1924).
Before marrying in 1915. Mamie, the first homeowner toured Europe coming home with a pet monkey.
The current home owners dog wasn't concerned about all of this history. He just liked the comfortable sofa!
The current home owners dog wasn't concerned about all of this history. He just liked the comfortable sofa!
That is a lovely home to tour. Have never seen quite that many candles on a mantel. Re. the Capote story; it's "A Christmas Memory" that I used to read and watch each Christmas but it hasn't been on tv for years. It was narrated by Truman Capote himself.Unfortunately, the video which is available on Amazon is of very poor quality so it is visually unavailable with the original actors. It's on the web so you can read it; wonderful! Find it and read it.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful home with a history, that is nice. You must feel a bit sad not to have one of your own now during Christmas time.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful home with a lovely history :)
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