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September, 2010

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Event:

House Tour

Date:

September 11th, 2010.

Windsor Historical Society's special Doorways to Our Patriotic Past self-guided house tour takes place on Saturday, September 11th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Your admission ticket will be just $20 if purchased before the day of the tour, $25 if purchased on tour date.

The tour provides you with a wonderful opportunity to get the inside scoop on four centuries of life in Windsor. Informed guides will point out interesting architectural features in each building, and costumed members of the Windsor Jesters playing the parts of earlier homeowners will welcome you into each home and tell you what was going on in the nation when the homes were being built. This year, house tour committee members felt it was especially important to give tour-goers perspective on our nation's history as we acknowledge September 11, 2001 together.

The September 11th house tour is one of the Society's two major fundraisers this year, supporting public programs for schoolchildren and adults, and the operation of our historic houses, research library, exhibition galleries, and family learning center. Homes on the tour (some of which have never before been open to the public) include:

101 Hayden Station Road: This charming 1928 bungalow style house was built from a Montgomery Ward catalogue kit and is beautifully furnished with Stickley Craftsman d cor.

40 Pleasant Street: A lovely 1830's Federal/Greek Revival style brick home. Many of the furnishings were retrieved from the attic and barn and restored. We have been trying to get this home on our house tour for years!

85 Preston Street: Another memorable California-style bungalow with built-in architectural details. The owners have artfully blended new with old; wall colors evolve seamlessly from room to room.

380 Broad Street: This classic American foursquare home from 1920 was once the home of historian Daniel Howard. Enjoy the spacious high-ceilinged rooms, original pocket doors and built-in cabinetry.

390 Broad Street: This 17th century saltbox features seven working fireplaces, hand-blown leaded glass casement windows and wide-board floors. The kitchen accommodates gourmet chefs, and French doors lead to stone patio and myriad gardens.

1174 Windsor Avenue: An artist resides in this fascinating mid-18th century saltbox home where a former homeowner scratched her name on a windowpane centuries ago. Wall colors accentuate the hand-planed paneling throughout this home.

1194 Windsor Avenue: This stately Colonial Revival home displays the symmetry and Palladian window and pedimented dormers so typical of this style. The spacious two-acre grounds feature and English tea garden, fruit trees and a view extending to Manchester.

1195 Windsor Avenue (Stony Hill School, open 11 a.m.-4 p.m.) Explore the fascinating history of this late-19th century one-room schoolhouse lovingly restored a decade ago by a group of Windsor residents led by Bob Geisel, a cousin of Dr. Seuss.

Tickets are now available at:
Ashley's Distinctive Jewelry and Gifts, 555 Day Hill Road, Windsor;
Bart's Drive-In/The Beanery Bistro, 55 Palisado Avenue, Windsor;
Bill Selig Jewelers, 161 Broad Street, Windsor;
Windsor Historical Society; 96 Palisado Avenue, Windsor.

The Windsor Historical Society, founded in 1921, invites visitors to explore the people, places, and events that have shaped Windsor for over 370 years. The Society's museum includes changing and permanent exhibition galleries; a hands-on history learning center for families; a research library and manuscript collection housing Windsor photographs, documents, ephemera, and genealogical materials, a museum shop and two historic houses open to the public--the 1758 John and Sarah Strong House and the 1767 Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House.

The Windsor Historical Society is located at 96 Palisado Avenue (Route 159) and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. General admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students and free to children under 12 and WHS members. Call (860) 688-3813 or visit us on the web at
www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org for directions to the Society and more information about programs. To receive e-reminders for public programs, please send your e-mail address to jalberti@windsorhistoricalsociety.org.

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