2013 Essex County Historic Holiday House Tour 12/7 and 12/8

2013 Essex County Historic Holiday House Tour - Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8


Times vary,  but Patch required one block of time- Check descriptions for the hours of specific sites.


The Essex County 2013 Historic Holiday House Tour enables the public is

invited to take a self-guided tour of the homes and grounds decorated for

the holidays.



This year the tour has been expanded to include 17 historic sites around

Essex County.


The tour includes perennial favorites, such as the Crane Homestead at West

Caldwell, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace at Caldwell, Kip’s Castle in

Verona, the Walther House at the Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens at Montclair and the Canfield-Morgan House and Museum at Cedar Grove.



Newcomers include the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark,

Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills, Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center in

Bloomfield and The Salvatorian Fathers Catholic Church in Verona.



“The Holiday House Tour is a great example of organizations throughout the

County pooling their resources to create a wonderful event for families to

enjoy and to provide insight into how past holidays were celebrated,”

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo said.



The tours will be held at the following locations; Check descriptions as

times and fees vary:



Ballantine House at Newark Museum

49 Washington Street, Newark

973-596-6550; www.newarkmuseum.org

Suggested admission is $10 for adults, $6 for children, seniors and

students, and free for Newark Museum members. Open 12 Noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.



Canfield-Morgan House and Museum

903 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove

973-239-5414; www.cedargrovehistoricalsociety.org

Admission is free. Donations are accepted. Open 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday

and Sunday.



Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

89 Ridge Street, Newark

973-484-4600; www.cathedralbasilica.org

Admission is free. Donations are accepted. Open year round from 7:30 a.m.

to 7:30 p.m.



Essex County Kip’s Castle Park

22 Crestmont Road, Verona

973-239-2485; www.essexcountynj.org

Admission is free.

Open 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.



Force Homestead and Museum

366 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston

973-533-0211;

www.livingstonnj.org/historicalsociety.htm

Admission is free. Open 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday.



Glenmont at Thomas Edison National Historical Park

211 Main Street, West Orange

973-736-0550, Ext. 11; www.nps.gov/edis

Admission is $7 per person and free for children under 16. Tickets can be

purchased at the Park’s Visitor Center and include access to the

Laboratory Complex. Glenmont is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and

Sunday by tour only. The Laboratory Complex is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

on Saturday and Sunday.



Greenwood Gardens

274 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills

973-258-4026; www.greenwoodgardens.org

Admission is $5 and free for children under 12. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on

Saturday and Sunday.



Grover Cleveland Birthplace

207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

973-226-0001; www.clevelandbirthplace.org

Admission is free; donations will be accepted.

Open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Included

are demonstrations of period children’s games.



Kingsland Manor

3 Kingsland Street, Nutley

973-235-1549; www.nutleynj.org

Admission by donation. Open 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.



Montclair Historical Society Properties

973-744-1796; www.montclairhistorical.org

Admission is $5 per person, $10 per family for all properties and free for

members of the Montclair Historical Society. Open 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday

and Sunday.


  
-Israel and Nathaniel Crane Houses 108 and 110 Orange Road, Montclair


  
-The Charles Shultz House-Evergreens  30 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair



Nutley Museum

65 Church Street, Nutley

973-235-0773; www.nutleyhistoricalsociety.org/

Admission is free. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.



Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center

240 Belleville Avenue, Bloomfield

973-429-0960; www.oakeside.org

Admission is free. Open 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.



The Salvatorian Fathers

23 Crestmont Road, Verona

973-746-8770

Admission by donation. Open 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.



Zenas Crane Homestead

289 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell

973-226-8976

HSWCaldwell@gmail.com

Admission is free.

Open 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Exhibit of antique toys

Children’s Crafts 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday & Sunday

Saturday Only: Children’s Holiday Stories Read by Local Councilmen

beginning at 2pm



Walther House at the Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens

474 Upper Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair

973-783-5974; www.presbyirisgardens.org

Admission is free. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.



The public can visit each site at their own pace. The houses will be

exquisitely decorated for the holidays and be open for public viewing.

Each site will offer something unique, including musical entertainment,

refreshments or educational programs. There may be an admission fee at

some locations. For more information, please call 973-239-2485 or

visitwww.essexcountynj.org.