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GEMS OF SOUTH ORANGE House Tour 2009

“GEMS OF SOUTH ORANGE” HIGHLIGHTS SUBURBAN GROWTH OF THE TOWN

House Tour Features Popular Home Styles from Turn of the Century through the 1930′s

On May 2nd, the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society’s bi-annual Gems of South Orange House Tour celebrates the heyday of the suburbanization of the town, featuring two enormously popular house styles – the Tudor Revival and Colonial Revival. The tour will highlight seven lovely period revival homes built between 1895 and the mid-1930s that illustrate the variety found within these architectural styles. Some of the homes will feature live music and light refreshments.
The self-guided tour begins appropriately at the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew and Holy Communion, as this year’s tour coincides with the church’s 150th anniversary celebration. Many prominent South Orange citizens, such as Augustus Brewer, William Baird, Francis Spier and Eugene Connett worshipped here, and there are several documented Tiffany stained glass windows.

Stops on the tour will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance will cost $20 per person; the day of the tour tickets cost $25. Tickets may be purchased on-line via Credit Card or Paypal. Tickets are also available by mail: make checks payable to the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society and send to: House Tour, PO Box 61, South Orange, NJ 07079. All tickets will be distributed on the day of the tour at the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew and Holy Communion, 160 W. South Orange Ave. (at Ridgewood Rd.).

For additional information or to purchase tickets, consult the SOHPS Web site: http://www.sohps.org

Or call Nina Barszcz at 973-324-9351 or Ellen Columbus at 973-736-8575.

You can also email questions to barszcz4@comcast.net or ellencolumbus@hotmail.com.

posted April 10, 2009 – gregory burrus, http://www.techoss.com south orange, nj 07079