Christmas Home Tour this SATURDAY
This 19th century Main Street home owned by Debbie and Dan Popkey will be one of the 5 locations on the 2015 Manchester Christmas Home Tour this Saturday. Photo courtesy of Carrie Keller.
This Saturday, December 5, Manchester’s sixth annual Christmas Home Tour will include 3 houses and 2 historical sites. A ticket for the tour which will run from noon to 8pm costs $15 ahead of time or $18 at the door. On the tour this year are Dan and Debbie Popkey’s home at 407 E. Main Street, Sarah and Dana Andrews’s house at 515 W. Main Street which at one times served as a doctor’s office, the Castle House located at 201 W. Duncan, the Manchester Blacksmith Shop located at 324 E. Main Street and the Henry Ford Room in Village Hall located at 912 City Road which will host a display of the history of the Christmas tree. Tickets are available at Stockwell’s, Kellie’s, The Manchester Pharmacy, The Flower Garden and Linda’s Diner. All proceeds will be donated to the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce to be used for Christmas decorations for the village.
The Popkey’s lovely 19th century colonial-style home boasts warmth and charm throughout. This winter will be Dan and Debbie’s third in the home and their eclectic style of décor ranges from a milk glass vase collection and an antique Martha Washington sewing table to pottery and rock collections. If you look closely, you may even see a chair once belonging to Yvonne Huber, a beautiful set of prints that once hung in Dorothy and Dr. Purfield’s home and even costume jewelry once belonging to Maxine Benedict. A star attraction in this home previously owned by the Jeff Wallace family is the beautiful wood banister in the dining room which is more than a century old and once stood majestically in the home of the John Wallace family. During a remodel Jeff Wallace carefully took it apart, rebuilding it into this home giving this stunning piece of woodwork an extension of life.
The house will showcase Debbie‘s love of vintage Christmas and elements of nature. You will see a variety of Christmas Trees, each with their own theme and many creative ways of showcasing the winter holiday. This home will also feature a collection of antique and vintage bicycles. From the turn of the century to the mid-sixties, there will be several that are sure to bring back the best of childhood memories.
The Manchester Area Historical Society will offer tours of the Blacksmith Shop and demonstrations related to the shop’s history, as well as displays of various artifacts associated with Manchester history. The in addition to being of notable local historical significance it is one of the last intact and operational blacksmith shops in Michigan. The historical Society will also be presenting information on their “Preserve the Corner” campaign, to purchase and repurpose the former Borek-Jennings Funeral Home at Main St. and M-52 into the Society’s new headquarters, museum and community meeting space.
The Christmas Home Tour will be running at the same time as Christmas in the Village featuring many craft shows, vendor shows and special sales all over Manchester. Click HERE for a complete schedule.
The Blacksmith Shop. Photo courtesy of Carrie Keller.
Village Hall. Photo courtesy of Carrie Keller.
Home of Dana and Sarah Andrews. Photo courtesy of Carrie Keller.
The Castle House. Photo Courtesy of Carrie Keller.
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