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This Christmas Market season, Georgetown
visitors will experience a home tour like none other. Several homes and
properties, shown below, will be opened to the public for a Victorian
Christmas Living Room Tour. Each home and historic site will be fully
adorned in Victorian Christmas tradition,with natural and traditionally
decorated Christmas trees, greenery and lights. Tickets will be available
during Christmas Market for $12 per person, $5 for children under 12.
The Hamill House, 305 Argentine Street
This beautifully restored home of silver-mine owner William A. Hamill
demonstrates the grandeur of a wealthy 19th-century Georgetown family.
The Hamill property is an excellent example of turn-of-the-century Victorian
finery, with its bay windows, imported burled walnut woodwork, conservatory
and fountains, and opulent décor. Many furnishings in the home
are original to the Hamill family, and the house is decorated for Christmas
as it would have been long ago.
The Jackson/Abrahamson House, 920 Rose Street
This lovely private home has been a popular addition to Georgetown Home
Tours over the last several years. With constant renovating and decorating,
each small room has acquired its own charming personality and inspired
touches. Originally built in the "shotgun" style just before
1880, its second story and another main floor addition were added some
time before 1884.
Victorian Christmas Living Room
Tour tickets are available for purchase during Georgetown's 44th Annual
Christmas Market at Gateway Visitor Center, Georgetown Community Center,
Hamill House, Shoppe Internationale, and Sophie Gally. After shopping
and touring, guests are invited to Grace Hall where a lovely high tea
will be served on antique linens with beautiful tea service and wonderful
treats.
For more information about Christmas
in Georgetown, please call Historic Georgetown, Inc., at (303)569-2840,
or visit our web site at www.historicgeorgetown.org. For lodging
or general information, visit www.clearcreekcounty.org,
or call the Georgetown Community Center at (303)569-2888,
or the Gateway Visitor Center at (303)569-2405.
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The Hotel de Paris, 409 Sixth Street
The Hotel de Paris has been meticulously restored by The National Society
of Colonial Dames of Colorado. Visitors enjoy a complete tour of the
hotel, ding its dining room and kitchen, wine cellar, courtyard, and
annex containing numerous photos and historical documents from the hotel.
This wonderful old hotel is rich with historical significance as well
as original furnishings, artifacts, and books from the late 1800s.
Bowman-White House, 901 Rose Street
Built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman, the Bowman-White House was acquired
by Historic Georgetown in 1974. The exterior of the house has been beautifully
renovated and the inside is a work in progress as this beautiful home
is transformed into a museum property. Because of the ongoing work being
done to restore this historic treasure, it is not yet open to the public
on a regular basis.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 900 Taos Street
Our Lady of Lourdes church was reconstructed in 1918, after sparks from
a passing train set fire to the original parsonage, and adjoining schoolhouse
and hospital. The current brick building has been used by generations
of Georgetown Catholic families.
1st Presbyterian Church of Georgetown, 812 Taos Street
Completed in 1874, nearly a year after elders began construction, this
beautiful and historic stone church has been maintained by a devoted
membership for 130 years. The church still contains its beautiful old
church pews and antique furnishings and is decorated for Christmas each
year.
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