| Home for the Holidays in
Thomaston 2009 |
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| The Captain William Willey House |
| The Thomaston Historical
Society presents its third annual Holiday House Event Where:
The Capt. William Willey House
39 Dunn Street (corner of Elliot and Dunn Streets) Thomaston, Maine When:
Friday, December 4th and
Saturday, December 5th What:
Friday 5 P.M.
to 7 P.M.
A private reception, by reservation only, with wine and 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 Willey 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 354-6924 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 Stephen and
Ursula
McCarthy
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 Italianate-styled home, circa 1872, was built for Captain
William Willey and
later became the home of Captain Arthur Elliot. |
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