The 8th Annual Watertown House
Tour will take place on Saturday September 28 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or
shine. Five fabulous homes will be featured in this year's tour.
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The Mailhot House at 26 Sunset
Avenue was built in 1900 and was originally going to be a barn. Today, this quaint house with its’ split rail
fence and lovely front porch has beautiful woodwork throughout and is appointed
with furniture made by the current owner.
Outside there is a display of classic cars.
The Guernseytown Schoolhouse at 1121
Guernseytown Road was built in 1848 and served as a school for 84 years until
it was closed in 1932. The current
living room was the original classroom area.
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Hotchkiss House at 237 Skilton Road
built around 1800 has a modern addition. Entering the old section of the house
visitors will notice wide chestnut floors, horsehair walls and low sloping
ceilings. Interesting collections from
the owners’ travels are displayed though out the house.
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The Silo at 25 Caruso Drive
overlooks Lake Winnemaug, a man-made lake that was created as a feeder pond for the Oakville
Company, also known as the Pin Shop. This house, with its distinctive silo and
cobblestone driveway, was designed to look like a barn by the homeowners in
collaboration with Litchfield architect Clifford Cooper in 2010.
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The Wasilauskas House at 89 Maple
Avenue built in
1910 has the distinction of being in the same family for nearly one hundred
years. This arts and crafts style bungalow with its columned wraparound porch
recently went through a major facelift, but it remains on the original
footprint. Before you leave don’t miss the beautiful grounds and fieldstone
barn.
The Watertown Historical Society
Museum and the Nova Scotia Schoolhouse at 22 DeForest Street will also be open
for viewing.
The Watertown House Tour is a
benefit for the Watertown Historical Society Museum in Watertown, CT. The
Watertown Historical Society is a private, nonprofit, all volunteer
organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing Watertown and
Oakville's history through the Museum.
Advance tickets are $25 per
person, and will be $30 the day of the tour. Tickets for this self-guided house
tour are non-refundable & can be purchased by mailing a check or money
order to:
Watertown House Tour
22 DeForest Street
Watertown, CT 06795
Checks should be made payable to
the "Watertown Historical Society". Tickets can also be purchased
online with a credit card or Paypal at: www.watertownhistoricalsociety.org
Tickets and maps will be mailed
to those that make advance purchases. Advance orders must be received no later
than Friday September 20th. Requests for tickets after this date will be held
for pick-up on the day of the tour at the Museum.
Tickets are available at the
following retail locations: LaBonne's Market in Watertown, Chubba's in
Watertown, the Health Complex, The Watertown Library, Hosking's Nursery, Depot
Square Farm Shoppe, and Jimmy's of Watertown. On the day of the tour tickets
will be available at all of the businesses, all of the houses and at the
Museum, which will be tour headquarters. Call the Museum at 860-274-1050 or
view www.watertownhistoricalsociety.org for more information.
Artist: Lorraine DeRoyal
For area information www.litchfieldhills.com
