BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoCo X-WR-CALNAME:Christmas Candlelight Tour BEGIN:VEVENT UID:156932022-12-03 DTSTART:20221203T200000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20221204T000000Z LOCATION:11736 Mansion Street\nPrincess Anne Maryland 21853 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=11736 Mansion Street\nPrinc ess Anne Maryland 21853;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=11736 Mansion Street:geo :38.203491,-75.696442 GEO:38.203491;-75.696442 SUMMARY:Christmas Candlelight Tour CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:3 to 7 pm in Princess Anne. The Somerset County Historical Soci ety\nwill celebrate the Christmas season with the annual Christmas\nCandle light Tour of historic homes\, churches\, and public buildings\nfollowed b y the Candlelight Reception at the Teackle Mansion.\n\nThe house tour will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. featuring six private\nhomes and the Teackle Man sion decorated for Christmas. (Tix $25)\nThe Candlelight Reception will fo llow from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (Tix $50)\n\nSAVE $5 by purchasing a ticket for b oth events for $70.\n\nHouses open for this year’s tour are:\n\n• Nutt er’s Purchase – Built around 1800 on the north side of the\nManokin Ri ver\, this house has not been open to the public in many\nyears.\n• McAl len House – This Craftsman-style bungalow was built in 1922\nby Harold M cAllen.\n• Dashiell-Williams House – This well-preserved house with\nV ictorian features was built in 1905.\n• Col. George Handy House – Cons tructed in 1805\, this house\nfeatures superior Federal-era woodwork and r etains most of its\noriginal features.\n• Historic Boxwood Garden – Th e garden dates to 1850 and was\ncreated by Handy family members who owned a house next door.\n• C.H. Hayman House – This Queen Anne-style house was built in\n1898 by the hardware store and lumber yard owner Charles Har rison\nHayman.\n• Teackle Gatehouse – The gatehouse was one of two hou ses\nconstructed around 1805 that housed servants and marked the entry to\ nthe Teackle estate.\n• Teackle Mansion – Wealthy merchant-planter Lit tleton Dennis\nTeackle began construction on this Federal-era mansion in 1 802 with\nthe center section. In 1818 he added the north and south service and\nbedroom wings. In later years\, the house was subdivided into\napart ments with multiple owners. The Somerset County Historical\nSociety now ow ns the entire house and grounds. (The mansion will only\nbe open from 3 to 5 p.m.)\n\nThe 18th-century Washington Inn also will open its doors durin g the\ntour\, as well as four churches in the town’s historic district\, St.\nAndrew’s Episcopal\, Manokin Presbyterian\, Metropolitan United\nM ethodist\, and Antioch.\n\nThe Candlelight Reception will start at 6:30 p. m. with an oyster bar\nand hors d’oeuvres\, followed by a catered dinner . The event will\ninclude live music\, a cash bar\, and a silent auction. There are a\nlimited number of reservations available for the reception\, so anyone\ninterested in attending should act quickly.\n\nProceeds from bo th events support the educational mission of the\nHistorical Society as we ll as the upkeep of Teackle Mansion. Tickets\nfor both events can be purch ased online at\nwww.somersetcountyhistoricalsociety.org. House tour ticket s and\nbooklets also will be available the day of the event at Somerset\nC hoice Station\, 11731 Somerset Ave.\, or from 3 to 5 p.m. at the\nTeackle Mansion\, 11736 Mansion St. For additional information email\nteacklemansi ontickets@gmail.com.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

3 to 7 pm in Princess Anne. The Somerset Co unty Historical Society will celebrate the Christmas season with the annua l Christmas Candlelight Tour of historic homes\, churches\, and public bui ldings followed by the Candlelight Reception at the Teackle Mansion.

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The house tour will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. featuring six private ho mes and the Teackle Mansion decorated for Christmas. (Tix $25)
\nThe Candlelight Reception will follow from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (Tix $50)

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SAVE $5 by purchasing a ticket for both events for $70.

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Houses o pen for this year&rsquo\;s tour are:

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&bull\; Nutter&rsquo\;s Pur chase &ndash\; Built around 1800 on the north side of the Manokin River\, this house has not been open to the public in many years.
\n&bull\; M cAllen House &ndash\; This Craftsman-style bungalow was built in 1922 by H arold McAllen.
\n&bull\; Dashiell-Williams House &ndash\; This well-p reserved house with Victorian features was built in 1905.
\n&bull\; C ol. George Handy House &ndash\; Constructed in 1805\, this house features superior Federal-era woodwork and retains most of its original features.\n&bull\; Historic Boxwood Garden &ndash\; The garden dates to 1850 an d was created by Handy family members who owned a house next door.
\n &bull\; C.H. Hayman House &ndash\; This Queen Anne-style house was built i n 1898 by the hardware store and lumber yard owner Charles Harrison Hayman .
\n&bull\; Teackle Gatehouse &ndash\; The gatehouse was one of two h ouses constructed around 1805 that housed servants and marked the entry to the Teackle estate.
\n&bull\; Teackle Mansion &ndash\; Wealthy merch ant-planter Littleton Dennis Teackle began construction on this Federal-er a mansion in 1802 with the center section. In 1818 he added the north and south service and bedroom wings. In later years\, the house was subdivided into apartments with multiple owners. The Somerset County Historical Soci ety now owns the entire house and grounds. (The mansion will only be open from 3 to 5 p.m.)

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The 18th-century Washington Inn also will open its doors during the tour\, as well as four churches in the town&rsquo\;s historic district\, St. Andrew&rsquo\;s Episcopal\, Manokin Presbyterian\ , Metropolitan United Methodist\, and Antioch.

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The Candlelight R eception will start at 6:30 p.m. with an oyster bar and hors d&rsquo\;oeuv res\, followed by a catered dinner. The event will include live music\, a cash bar\, and a silent auction. There are a limited number of reservation s available for the reception\, so anyone interested in attending should a ct quickly.

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Proceeds from both events support the educational mi ssion of the Historical Society as well as the upkeep of Teackle Mansion. Tickets for both events can be purchased online at www.somersetcountyhisto ricalsociety.org. House tour tickets and booklets also will be available t he day of the event at Somerset Choice Station\, 11731 Somerset Ave.\, or from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Teackle Mansion\, 11736 Mansion St. For additional information email teacklemansiontickets@gmail.com.

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