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Milton Holiday House Tour blends history, decor
Walk in the front door of Lori and Kevin Morrow on Union Street to enter a world of antiques and history. DENY HOWETH PHOTOS
December 17, 2025
Milton was buzzing with festivities Dec. 13 including the annual Holiday House Tour presented by the Women’s Club of Milton. Eight private homes and four public spaces were decked out for the season. Some homes incorporated the maritime and button-making history of Milton, while others combined fresh greenery with contemporary fashion, giving the tour a little bit of everything for anyone who attended.
Lori and Kevin Morrow’s Union Street home boasts a a chandelier from France.
Holiday House Tour participants find a warm welcome at Lori and Kevin Morrow’s festively decorated home on Union Street.
Vintage Christmas postcards adorn the interior doors at Lisa and Tom Malone’s West Shore Drive home.
The mantel at Lisa and Tom Malone’s West Shore Drive home greets visitors with birds and vintage glassware.
Lisa and Tom Malone welcome house tour enthusiasts at their West Shore Drive home.
Kelly and Chris Cole have their stockings hung by the chimney with flair at their West Shore Drive home.
Tasteful holiday details sparkle at the home of Kelly and Chris Cole in Wagamons West Shores.
Fresh greenery adorns the door at Kelly and Chris Cole’s West Shore Drive home.
Geri Ludlam and Connie Heindel delight visitors with their collection of snow people at their home on Hudson Road.
A felted mouse watches over the gingerbread men on the table at Geri Ludlam and Connie Heindel‘s Hudson Road home.
The family room Christmas tree is decorated with vintage balls and tinsel at Geri Ludlam and Connie Heindel’s Hudson Road home.
Joe Holt entertains tour guests in Geri Ludlam and Connie Heindel’s pole barn decorated with vintage memorabilia and musical themes.
Vintage is the name of the game at Geri Ludlam and Connie Heindel’s Hudson Road home.
Cindy and John Chirtea’s Eagle Crest home shows the results of a lifetime of collecting and creativity as seen in the sculpture path built by John with found objects.
John Chirtea, dressed as an elf, tells guests about his history of flight and multiple collections.
Heather Chirtea explains the feeling of flying in the infamous BlackFly personal-use aircraft.
John Chirtea’s airplane hanger holds many diverse collections.
Cast-iron trains are among the items collected by John Chirtea.
Stephen Freeman’s Heritage Creek home gives a nod to the shipbuilding history of Milton and a collection of keepsake trees.
Stephen Freeman’s Heritage Creek home combines nautical themes along with family keepsakes.
Santa peers out from the attic window at Peggy and Ed Duckworth’s Mulberry Street home.
Santa is in the house at Peggy and Ed Duckworth’s Mulberry Street home.
A blue Tiffany lamp sits atop a live edge side table leading to one of the five thematically decorated trees in different rooms of Peggy and Ed Duckworth’s Mulberry Street home.
Fishing paraphernalia adorns a themed tree in Peggy and Ed Duckworth’s Mulberry Street home.
In the kitchen of Peggy and Ed Duckworth’s Mulberry Street home is a shipbuilding-themed tree with a portrait of shipbuilder C.C. Davidson watching from the shadows.
Marla and Tom Norton’s Union Street home boasts two fireplaces, and the decor incorporates artistic collections as well as a nod to sailing vessels.
Displayed in Marla and Tom Norton’s home are folio prints of Chesapeake Bay sailing vessels and a collection of antique plates.
Pears are a collecting passion of Marla and Tom Norton.
Tiny vintage change purses are framed in Marla and Tom Norton’s home.
Gingerbread houses are nestled among plants in a window of Marla and Tom Norton’s home.
Hanukkah and Yeti touches commingle in a bedroom in Marla and Tom Norton’s home.
Marla Norton shares a digital animation of one of her art collections.
Marla and Tom Norton’s family room features an exotically tiled fireplace among artwork and collections.
Fresh greens yoke a studious reindeer above the fireplace at Geri Ludlam and Connie Heindel’s Hudson Road home.
White House Christmas ornaments decorate the chandelier in the home of Lisa and Tom Malone in Wagamons West Shores.
Family ornaments decorate the Christmas tree in the living room of Kelly and Chris Cole’s West Shore Drive home.
John and Cindy Chirtea’s home on Eagle Crest Road displays John’s airplanes, one of which he learned to fly in.
Stephen Freeman’s bedroom tree is packed with gifts at the base and a beautiful angel atop.
With a nod to the button-making business in Milton, buttons made of shells create miniature trees decorating a tabletop tree in the Mulberry Street home of Peggy and Ed Duckworth.
