Watertown Historical Society
22 DeForest Street
Watertown, CT 06795
www.watertownhistoricalsociety.org
For Immediate Release
Telephone: 860-274-1050 Email: watertownctmuseum@sbcglobal.net
Contact: Stephen Bartkus, Watertown House Tour Co-Chair
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6th Annual Watertown House Tour
Saturday September 24th
The 6th Annual Watertown House Tour will take place on Saturday September 24th from 11am to 3pm, rain or shine. Five fabulous homes will be featured in this year's tour including The Hickcox House at 235 Main Street, The Woodward House at 126 North Street, The Long House at 241 Woodbury Road, The Guernsey Davis House at 141 Merriam Lane, and Trillium at 2579 Litchfield Road. 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. 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
c/o 107 Vaill Road
Watertown, CT 06795
Checks should be made payable to the "Watertown Historical Society". Tickets can also be purchased online with a credit card at: www.watertownhistoricalsociety.org
All tickets and maps will be mailed to those that purchase advance tickets, starting at the beginning of September. Advance orders must be received no later than Friday September 16th. Requests for tickets after this date will be held for pick-up on the day of the tour at the Museum.
Tickets will soon be available at the beginning of September at the following retail locations: LaBonne's Market in Watertown, Chubba's, the Health Complex, The Watertown and Oakville Libraries, Hosking's Nursery, Depot Square Farm Shoppe, Jimmy's of Watertown and at the Watertown Fall Festival. 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.
This year's house tour is being sponsored by: The Woodward Foundation, BTS Graphics and Printing, Brothers' Tree Service and Thomaston Savings Bank.