Peoria Historical Society Announces 4th Annual Splendor of Christmas Past Holiday Home Tour
Peoria, IL— Ring in the holidays with the Peoria Historical Society’s annual historic home tour. Enjoy the craftsmanship and ambiance of six historic homes while seeing them magically decorated for the holidays. New this year are three homes in the Randolph-Roanoke Historic District.
Our two museum homes — the John C. Flanagan House Museum and the Pettengill-Morron House Museum — will be decked out in all their Christmas finery. Santa Claus will make an appearance at the Flanagan House, so bring your cameras! Pettengill-Morron will feature Victorian décor as well as a lovely gift shop. The four private residences will be exquisitely decorated and open for viewing. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to tour these beautiful homes and learn about their unique history and architectural significance.
The homes will be open Saturday, December 5 from 5:00-9:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 6 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale November 1st. Adult tickets are $15.00 each until December 3rd and $20.00 after. Children 12 and under are free with the purchase of an adult ticket.
To purchase tickets, please contact the PHS office at (309) 674-1921. Tickets may also be purchased at Kelleher’s, Harp & Thistle and Gregg Florist. Check the PHS website for additional information: www.PeoriaHistoricalSociety.org.
We would also like to thank the many, many volunteers who make this tour possible, and our sponsors — Good Earth Landscaping DCM, Inc., Medi-Weightloss Clinic, Maloof Realty and K & S RV Consulting — for each sponsoring a home.
This tour would not be possible without the willingness of the following homeowners to share their magnificent homes with the community:
Dr. George & Colleen Johnson 1609 West Moss Avenue
David Stotz & George Traylor 201 W Columbia Terrace
Todd & Karla Dennhardt 311 W Armstrong
Ballance-Herschel Home (Home of the Junior League of Peoria) 256 NE Randolph