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Holiday Heritage Home Tour
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10th Annual Holiday Home Tour
Sunday, December 6th from noon to 4pm
Browne's Addition
Tickets $15
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This year's tour is in Browne's Addition and includes the Patsy Clark Mansion, the Phelps House, and the Fotheringham House, all on Second Avenue near Coeur d'Alene Park. Buy your tickets the day of the tour at the Phelps House, 2118 W. Second Ave.
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The Patsy Clark Mansion 2208 W. Second Ave.
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The Phelps House 2118 W. Second Ave.
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Gazebo in Coeur d'Alene Park
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The Fotheringham House 2128 W. Second Ave.
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9th Annual Holiday Home Tour
Lower South Hill at 12th and Adams
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SPA's 9th Annual Holiday Heritage Home Tour on Saturday, December 6th, was a great success! Over 500 tickets were sold, resulting in more than $8,000 to SPA! The funds will be given to SPA's Heritage Grant program, which promotes historic preservation in Spokane and Spokane County. Including the homeowners, their families, and people who received free tour tickets because they volunteered their time as tour guides, the four historic homes on the tour were visited by more than 650 people, making this tour the most well-attended of all. A huge "thank you" to fabulous weather, wonderful homeowners, and to all who helped make the 9th Annual Holiday Heritage Home Tour SPA's most successful tour event yet!
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SPA member entering one of the houses.
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Decorated and ready for holiday festivities.
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Carolers provide entertainment
and Christmas cheer.
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Helpers provide refreshments for
those on the Tour.
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This year's weather was vastly different from last year's, when it snowed all day.
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The history and/or transformation of a historic house is of great interest.
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2008 Annual Holiday Party
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SPA's 2008 Holiday Party was a huge success despite the arrival of the season's first extremely chilly temperatures. Over 150 guests enjoyed a variety of beverages and catered appetizers while touring the finely-restored interior of the 1912 Moorehouse-Williams home, owned by Lawrence Stone. It was beautifully decorated with evergreen garlands, live Christmas trees in full regalia, and red poinsettias for the occasion. Guests especially appreciated the detailed information about the home's interior appointments, supplied by friends of the homeowner acting as docents. A spectacular panoramic view of the city's lights was available from all the rooms on the north side of the home.
The two-and-one half storied home is an eclectic blend of stylistic Tudor Revival and Craftsman details. Its interior boasts large rooms with gleaming oak woodwork, doors, and floors, original light fixtures, grand entry with carved oak staircase, a master bedroom with en-suite fireplace, several beautifully tiled bath rooms, a basement game room, and much more. The home was designed by accomplished architect Frank Hutchinson and is listed as a historic landmark on the Spokane, Washington State, and National Registers of Historic Places.
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Guests arrive and are welcomed by SPA volunteers.
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One of the beautifully decorated Christmas trees.
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A view from the garland-strewn staircase
to the guests below.
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The catered event was both beautiful and delicious.
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This year's host, Larry Stone on the left, talking with
one of the guests. Much thanks to Larry for all
he did for this year's Holiday Party!
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Some of the volunteers who made
this event a huge success.
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