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The weather was frightful, but the tour was delightful
Milton homes deck halls for annual event
Snow blanketed the homes in Milton for the Holiday House Tour. Norman Cohen and Mark Polo opened their 1840 Farmhouse Victorian to the public for the tour; natural garlands grace the front porch. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
December 16, 2017
Richard McFetridge, left, and Brian King’s Arts and Crafts style home welcome guests with holiday greens sprinkled over the red oak mantle and Schumacher chairs.
534 Union Street featured a Christmas tree in every room.
Looking out over the snowcapped garden, a tree is a nod to early century style with birds, cranberries and candles.
The Victorian at 338 Union St. welcomed guest with natural greenery and turtle dove trees.
A horse statue welcomes guests in to the home of Norman Cohen and Mark Polo.
Catherine and Walter Gurczenski opened their Federal-style home built as a wedding gift from Gov. David Hazzard to his daughter Anna and her husband.
Christmas decor filled the home at 325 Union St.
Snow was falling for much of the tour.
Brian King created festive and classic flower arrangements to complement the Christmas trees in every room.
A flowered Venetian chandelier brings whimsey to the formal dining room.
The royal treatment for this crown under glass.
A fun tree sets the scene in the television room.
Festive poinsettia ornaments decorate a porch on the tour.
MJ and Mike Ostinato welcomed visitors with a scene of wreaths and festive arrangements.
A wreath is lit during the grey snowy day.
MJ and Mike Ostinato welcomed visitors with a frog prince, who told the story of the 1874 house which maintains the original floors.
A miniature handmade hutch “My dad made this little hutch for me for Christmas when I was 4 years old. It was a copy if a full size antique that we had in our dining room,” said MJ Ostinato.
MJ and Mike Ostinato bring the outside indoors with plants and birdhouses in the dining room.
While restoring their 1867 home, John and Emily Lehne saved everything they found and placed the special objects in a shadow box to remember the home’s many incarnations.
The fireplace is a remarkable feature in the Gurczenski kitchen.
The Federal style home is decorated in every corner.
A note from Catherine and Walter Gurczenski asks for help identifying the garb found in the attic.
MJ and Mike Ostinato mix traditional and whimsical decor to create a welcoming visage.
The bird corner in the Ostinato home.
The recent remodel of the kitchen exposed a surprise of an original fireplace that adds to the rustic quality of the farmhouse style home, a copper bar top reflects the fireplace mantle.
Surprise whimsey is the name of the game in the Ostinato home.
The Lehne’s Mill Street home is quietly festive during the remodel.
203 Mill Street is celebrating 150 years.
Emily Lehne shows off a Milton Mercantile find, The trunk originally belonged to Mrs. William Patterson who’s daughter married Napolean Bonapart’s son according to the research John Lehne found online.
The first snowfall lent a festive backdrop to the Women’s Club of Milton Annual Holiday House Tour Dec. 9. Twelve properties in town were decorated, eight of which were private homes generously opened for the tour. Milton Arts Guild, Milton Historical Society, The Carol Thomas House and the Milton Town Hall were decorated for the tour.
