East Hampton Historical Society to Host 2014 House and Garden Tour

The East Hampton Historical Society will be hosting its 2014 House and Garden Tour, showcasing some of the finest examples of architecture in the Hamptons. This year’s tour, comprising of five of homes and gardens in East Hampton, is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 29, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A kick-off cocktail party will take place on Friday, Nov. 28. This annual event, now in its 30th year, will be held for the first time at the historical Maidstone Club, on 29 Maidstone Lane in East Hampton.

All proceeds from the events will benefit the East Hampton Historical Society.

“This is one of our most important fund-raisers,” said the event chairman, Joseph Aversano.

The tour, which will display homes on Egypt, Hither and Buell Lanes, will offer a creative selection of homes that celebrate the spirit and heritage of living on the East End.

This year’s theme, which will be the main focus of the homes and gardens on the tour, is shingles.

“The shingle has become the symbol of the East End,” said Richard Barons, Director of the East Hampton Historical Society. “This year’s tour celebrates the role that the shingle plays in the architecture of East Hampton. Through a varied vocabulary, architects have used the shingle to express the past in the present.”

Tickets to the cocktail party cost $200 each and will include entry to the House Tour the following day. Tickets to the self-guided Thour are $65 in advance and $75 on the day of the tour.

Tickets can be purchased at the East Hampton Historical Society office at 101 Main Street from Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., on their website: www.easthamptonhistory.org, by phone at (631) 324-6850, or at the Clinton Academy on 151 Main Street, on Friday, Nov. 28, and Saturday, Nov. 29, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.