The Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission and the Wake Forest Woman’s Club will present their biennial Christmas Historic Home Tour on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 7 p.m.
Advance tickets are now on sale for $18 including tax at the following locations:
- The Cotton Company, 306 South White Street
- For Old Times Sake Antiques, 223 South White Street
- NC General Store, 150 South White Street
- Ollies, 213 South White Street
- Page 158 Books, 158 South White Street
- Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, 350 South White Street
- Wake Forest Historical Museum, 414 North Main Street
- Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 South Brooks Street
Tickers are for sale online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/christmashometour.aspx. There are only 2,000 tickets to ensure the best possible experience for everyone and may not be available for purchase on the day of the tour. Well-mannered children under the age of 12 will be admitted free.
Offered only in even-numbered years, the Christmas Historic Home Tour is a self-guided tour featuring several Wake Forest homes and other properties decorated for the holidays and open for viewing. This year’s event will also offer wonderful Christmas music and more.
Android and iPhone users can have a handy pocket guide to this year’s Christmas Historic Home Tour in the palm of their hands by downloading the Town of Wake Forest app and using the app’s “Christmas Historic Home Tour” function. Designed to provide smart phone users with useful information about this year’s tour, the function offers instant access to contact and ticket information, as well as tour directions and news.
IPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android users can download the town’s free app by searching for Town of Wake Forest on iTunes, in the iPhone app store, or in Google Play or by scanning the appropriate QR code provided at www.wakeforestnc.gov/app.aspx.
Wake Forest is also offering email updates about this year’s tour through E-Notifier, the town’s free email subscription service. Anyone interested in receiving announcements about the tour can sign up for free at www.wakeforestnc.gov/enotifier.aspx.
For more information about this year’s Christmas Historic Home Tour, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/christmashometour.aspx or contact Senior Planner Michelle Michael at 919-435-9516 or mmichael@wakeforestnc.gov.
