Newtown Holiday House Tour Set For Dec. 1

NEWTOWN, PA — Take a look inside some of Newtown's most festive holiday homes on Dec. 1, during the 56th annual Annual Open House Tour.

The event, organized by the Newtown Historic Association, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The snow date is Dec. 2.

This year, there will be six private homes and six public buildings on the tour.

Tour sites include:

HOMES

• The Parsonage, 203 Washington Avenue
• Garrett B. Girton House, 117 S. Congress Street
• The Briggs House, 319 E. Washington Avenue
• Minno House, 428 E. Washington Avenue
• Carver and Stapler Double House, 314 E. Washington Avenue
• Stenton & Congress Hall, 35 S. Congress Street

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

• The Stocking Works, 301 S. State Street
• Newtown Fire Association, 14 Liberty Street
• Paxon Hall, 50 S. Congress Street
• Newtown Library Company, E. Centre Avenue and Congress Street
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, 100 E. Washington Avenue
• Half Moon Inn, Centre Avenue and Court Street

Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online or at The Newtown Book & Record Exchange, 102 S. State St., Newtown. Children under 12 are free.

On the day of the tour, tickets will be available for purchase at the Half-Moon Inn, Court Street and Centre Avenue, and at the Stocking Works, 301 South State Street, Newtown.

If you buy your tickets online, stop over to The Stocking Works on the day of the tour to pick up your tour booklet, which gets you into the houses.

Click here for more details.

Patch photo, David Allen