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Lewes is merry and bright with tours and talent
House tour and artisan events
Patty Joyce and Ted Hack’s former barn, now a beach home, boasted a very tall fir tree adorned with white lights. Paper snowflakes were sprinkled on the mantle. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
December 12, 2018
The town was bursting with visitors Dec. 1 during the Lewes Historical Society’s 45th Annual Christmas Tour of Lewes. Participants were inspired by holiday decor in eight homes and other historically significant buildings.
The Zwaanendael Museum joined with Delaware Railroads for a Polar Express-themed exhibit. Artists throughout town held open houses and exhibits. The tour also featured bake sales and the famous hot soup luncheon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall.
Sales of holiday greenery could be found on many street corners.
Patty Joyce and Ted Hack’s former barn, now a beach home, boasted a very tall fir tree adorned with white lights. Paper snowflakes were sprinkled on the mantle. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
The intricate woodwork in the Ingram home is well-maintained.
Gladys Shaw demonstrates weaving at her studio during the tour in Lewes.
Artist Constance Marshall Miller exhibited her Sailors’ Valentines at the Children’s Beach House.
Reminiscent of a boat bunk, the handmade, built-in sectional at the Ingram home is lovingly maintained.
John Biddle and Tracy Mulveny greet guests at the hot soup luncheon at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Tom Panetta and Richard Scalenghe imported an iron fireplace from England.
Bill Sharkey checks off another visitor at a home on Shipcarpenter Square.
Whimsy is alive in Tom Panetta and Richard Scalenghe’s home.
A little bear is perched on the window sill at Cindy and John Abood’s home.
The lines were long at the house tour.
Stockings were hung in the mudroom at the home of Lee Ann Wilkinson and Aaron Hood.
Period costumes were alive at the Lewes Historical Society Campus where Christmas Past was celebrated with cider and soup near the campfire.
Daughters of the American Revolution members (l-r) Marjorie Frampton, Denise Clemons and Patti Haas welcome guests to the Maull House.
A festive place is set at the table of Jean Doran.
Jean Doran’s artist studio takes the place of a garage.
Gladys Shaw wears one of her bamboo scarves.
Tom Pulmano is the day’s conductor for the Polar Express at the Zwaanendael Museum.
A whimsical ornament adorns the former old barn on Houston.
The stairway is reflected in a large mirror in the entry at the home of Lee Ann Wilkinson and Aaron Hood.
No grinches allowed at the Abood home.
Richard Scalenghe describes moving and raising the house.
Jennifer Burden and James Shomper’s exposed brick walls are a reminder of the home’s history.
Christmas Past is celebrated by carolers (l-r) Scott Lackman, and Bill and Jill Hicks at the Lewes Historic Campus.
Bob Monti sells wreaths at Bethel United Methodist Church.
Original planks are now part of the interior design at Jennifer Burden and James Shomper’s historic home.
Lewes in Bloom offered greens for sale in the courtyard at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
A whimsical wreath at Cindy and John Abood’s home.
Nautical flavor added to holiday greens invites guests to the Ingram home.
Cindy and John Abood’s home features wood planks from an historic home on Mulberry Street.
The sunporch is a festive place to relax.
DAR members Jennifer Horsley, left and Gloria Lester explain what life was like in the Maull House in the 1700s.
The DAR offered baked goods at the Maull House. Shown are (l-r) Barbara Schaut, Jane Patchell and Kathy Ehehalt.
Berries adorn stained glass from Jean Doran’s former home.
Bert Keller shows off the handiwork of Tony Ingram, who was a master woodworker.
Tony Ingram kept his hands busy when he created this church replica.
Patty Joyce and Ted Hack open their home for friends and family.
A kitchen galley is all the Ingram family requires.
Patty Joyce and Ted Hack display painted fish, decorated by their houseguests, in the bathroom.
Merry Christmas in tartan welcomes guests to the home of Lee Ann Wilkinson and Aaron Hood on Jefferson Street.
Ann Lyn Martin gets a slice of cake ready at the hot soup luncheon at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
Bruce Bolander and Lanthy Prawl adorn pillars of their historic home in candy cane stripes.
Delaware’s railroad history is on display at the Zwaanendael Museum.
Longtime Lewes resident Gladys Shaw demonstrates weaving at her studio.
A Civil War-era table takes center stage at an historic home.
Kim Klabe’s decorated wine pours were on sale at the Children’s Beach House.
Michelle Marshall exhibited new work at the Children’s Beach House.
Marjean Storey produces fused glass at her A Glass Act Studio in Lewes, on sale at the Children’s Beach House.
Serving the soup at St. Peter’s (l-r) are Ed Chamberlain, Harvey Holthaus and Michael Seifert.
Lewes Historical Society Executive Director Mike DiPaola films the carolers during the house tour.
Family returns each summer to the Ingram family home on Lewes Beach.
A compass rose made from shells by Constance Marshall Miller is displayed at the Children’s Beach House.
Photos of the Shipcarpenter Square home, prior to renovation, are proudly displayed.
Local artists’ work is displayed throughout Lee Ann Wilkinson and Aaron Hood’s home.
Gloria Lester is cheerful in 1700s garb at the Maull House.
Jennifer Horsley shows the rope bed at the Maull House.
Sue Keller describes a playhouse, built by her father, that has the same wallpaper as the original house.
Lee Ann Wilkinson’s oyster plate collection is reflected in a shell mirror that adorns a rail, high above the dining room.
Lee Ann Wilkinson and Aaron Hood find treasures and repurpose them throughout their home.
Richard Scalenghe comes from a family of bakers. A family award for a contest is proudly displayed.
Master woodworker Tom Panetta made this pantry.
Berries adorn a tree in Jean Doran’s sunporch.
