Horace Turner House 1904. (Drawing by Victoria Chandler)
In a weekend packed with parties, parades and special events, Christmas in St Michaels’ Tour of Homes is one of the highlights, drawing visitors from far and wide for a close up look at the past and the present . This year’s Christmas in St. Michaels Tour of Homes December 8-9, 2018 features a mix of waterfront estates and waterman’s cottages in and around town.
Whether you like old houses with new interiors, new houses that look like fine antiques or faithfully renovated historic homes, you will find something on the tour to pique your interest. Find out why the owner of 207 Mulberry Street had to wait 10 years to buy her dream home, hear how a globe-trotting couple put down roots in St. Michaels, see what happens a talented landscaper and a woodworker/graphic designer tackle a house together.
Seven homes in all are featured on this year’s tour – five in St. Michaels and two Martingham estates, reachable by shuttle bus. This year’s tour features a particularly unique historic St. Michaels home – the Horace Turner house on Dodson Ave. Designed and built by African-American carpenter Horace Turner, the house has been completely renovated while hewing closely to its historic roots. Aside from the 18” brick foundation, modest window and landscape alterations, the house appears today much as Horace Turner envisioned it in 1904.
All of the in-town homes are within walking distance of each other. Out of town homes are reachable by a free shuttle bus that runs frequently from the Crab Claw parking lot. Tickets for the Christmas in St. Michael’s Tour of Homes may be purchased online at christmasinstmichaels.org for $25.00 or in person at The Christmas Shop. Chesapeake Trading Company, Chesapeake Bay Outfitters and Charisma in St. Michaels up until noon Dec. 7th. After that, tickets can be purchased for $30.00 at the Granite Lodge on St. Mary’s Square, St. Michaels.
All proceeds from the Christmas in St. Michaels Tour of Homes and other events go to fund local charities. Over the past three decades, Christmas in St. Michaels has donated more than $1 million to local non-profit organizations providing much-needed services to area residents. For more information about this and other events, please visit christmasinstmichaels.org.
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