| Home for the Holidays in
Thomaston 2008 |
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| The Senator John Ruggles House |
| The Thomaston Historical
Society presents it's second annual Holiday House Event Where:
The Senator John Ruggles House
33 Main Street, Thomaston, Maine When:
Friday, December 5th and
Saturday, December 6th What:
Friday 5 P.M.
to 7 P.M.
A private reception, by reservation only, with wine , heavy hors d'oeuvres Home for the Holidays will also feature a silent auction of a wide variety of items donated by local artists, merchants and restaurants. These items, many of them handcrafted works of art, and all worthy of holiday gift giving, will be on display at the Ruggles House on Friday evening and on Saturday. Visitors can place their bids throughout the event. Saturday, 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. A rare public viewing of one of the Grand houses of Thomaston Cost:
For the Friday's Reception:
$20 per person, $18 for members For reservations, please call 354-4020 For Saturday's Open House $10 per person, $8 for members Why:
All proceeds from this
event will benefit the
Thomaston Historical Society's fund dedicated to making repairs to our 1794 home known as The Knox Farmhouse Museum, the only remaining original building of the General Henry Knox estate. Who:
We wish to thank George and
Connie Beasley
for opening their beautiful home
to the public for this event.
Not only will guests have the opportunity to view oneof our town's true architectural and historic treasures, they will see it fully decorated for the holiday season. Additional information: We encourage all
residents of Thomaston to join the
Thomaston Historical Society. We are also promoting our house plaque program to identify the ages of all houses in town. |
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| The
beautiful Federal Period home on Thomaston's Main Street was built in
1827 for the family of John Ruggles who served in the Maine House of
Representatives and the United States Senate. He was also the holder of
the first U.S. Patent. |
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| The
Ruggles House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in
1974. Many of its original exterior and interior details are
still in tact after 191 years. |
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