Avondale Estates Christmas Tour of Homes

Tour the town during the 23rd Annual Avondale Estates Christmas Tour of Homes on Sunday, December 13. Trolleys will be back in town to transport you to six of Avondale’s most interesting homes! Visit the Holiday Market at the Avondale Community Club (noon-6:00) and “Christmas in Avondale: A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols” at the Avondale Estates First Baptist Church (6:30).

Avondale Estates lights up at Christmas! The Tudor Village is outlined in Christmas lights, the “Christmas Tree” in the center of town is brightly lit and the floating Christmas tree on Avondale Lake is one of the prettiest sights around. Festive wreaths surround the vintage lampposts, Berkeley Road residents light the trees along the verge and most of the homes in town are handsomely decorated.

The featured homes on the tour this year include a 1926 “Avondale Original” that was totally renovated in 2006 and updated further this past year, a 50s bungalow that has had several additions to the original two-bedroom home with an extensive renovation this year, and a totally renovated 1960s ranch where the homeowners completed most of the work themselves. Three of Avondale’s newest homes include a two-story home built near Lake Avondale in 2009 and two homes with Craftsman elements that were built next door to each other this year.

Purchase or pick up tour tickets at the Avondale Community Club (59 Lakeshore Drive), a historic structure built on Lake Avondale in the 1920s. Visit the Holiday Market featuring great gifts and delicious foods at over 30 booths. Don’t miss the Authors’ Corner where you can meet Avondale’s own Casey Kallenberg Dunn (12:00-2:00), Mary Kay Andrews (2:00-4:00) and Richard Judy (4:00-6:00). Enjoy delicious homemade soups and desserts, too! (Holiday Market - Noon-6:00; Tour – 3:00-8:00.)

Tickets for the tour may be purchased for $15 in advance at Avondale City Hall, Finders Keepers Furniture, REAL Salon and Seventeen Steps or for $20 on the tour day at the Avondale Community Club. Assure your place on a trolley by signing up in advance at Finders Keepers Furnishings or contact Margaret Lunsford at mplcvl@aol.com.

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