It’s Holiday House Tour time in NoCo
Shannon Howard | Nov 24, 2009 | Comments 3
The charming Laramie house on rue St. Denis is one of 15 historic buildings featured on Florissant's upcoming Christmas House Tour.
If you’re like me, every time you drive through Old Town Florissant, you look at the beautiful old houses and think, “I wonder what that one looks like inside.” Now we all can find out. This Sunday, November 29, Historic Florissant Inc. is hosting its annual Christmas House Tour, and the tour is the biggest one ever!
Stop by Herz Jesu Schule, built in 1889, for a special display by Historic Florissant.
From 3-7pm, ticket holders can view fifteen historic buildings all across Florissant, including three museums, a church, and multiple private homes. Taille de Noyer and the Old Cold Water Schoolhouse are both on the tour, as is Hendel’s Market Cafe, where you can visit the new wine bar and enjoy a free wine tasting.
St. Stanislaus Museum is also a tour stop, and period reenactors will be setting up camp there for a day of fun frontier history. I’ll be writing more about St. Stan’s this week, so stay tuned!
Tickets for the tour are just $10, and you can buy them at the Gittemeier House, 1067 Dunn Rd, 10am – 4pm through Saturday or 1pm – 4pm on Sunday.
Two weeks later, Ferguson is also hosting a Holiday House Tour, sponsored by the Ferguson Caring League, with all proceeds benefiting local children and their families during times of crisis. Six private homes are on the tour, including an 1887 Victorian, a loft in the retro Streetcar Lofts building, and the home of CORK Wine Bar owner, Mike Lonero.
This circa-1914 home at 111 Wesley is one of six houses featured on the Ferguson Holiday House Tour.
I have done the Ferguson tour numerous times, and I’m always amazed at how quirky and interesting the houses are. Personally, I would love to see more of our commercial buildings and mid-century/unusual gems featured, including homes in Black Oaks, the Knolls, Hunter’s Ridge and even Forestwood. But until then, I still appreciate the chance to see any of our gorgeous architecture up close, so count me in.
The tour will be held Sunday, December 13, 4pm – 8pm, and you can purchase tickets for $14 at various Ferguson businesses starting later this week. I’ll post a list of those locations ASAP.
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Are you getting ready for the big day? NOCO is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Live Well Ferguson 5K
We did the Florissant tour last year. Lots of fun!
Hi Shannon ~ did you ever find out locations where we can buy tickets for the Ferguson house tour? Thanks!
Yes! You can get tickets at Vincenzo’s, the Corner Coffee House, Paul’s Market, and City Hall. The day of the tour, they will be sold only at the coffee house.