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Volume 54, Number 229
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Homes, businesses to open doors this weekend for annual Holiday Tour of Homes By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera (Seguin) – This holiday season, you no longer have to drive around and check out the Christmas lights outside a home. That's because this Saturday, you’ll be invited to go inside and not only check out the holiday decor but also their historic and creative designs. Tickets are now available for this year's 28th Annual Holiday Tour of Homes. The tour is hosted each year by the Seguin Conservation Society. Marty Keil, of the Seguin Conservation Society, says this year, the tour will include homes from the late 40s, plus two refurbished businesses and the S.S. Memorial and Lodge. "We have two in Keller Heights. We have one on East Humphreys Street and then we have the cabin out on Naumann Road that is part of the S.S. American Military Memorial and then we have a law office at the corner of San Marcos and Court and then we have First United Bank that of course was formerly Seguin State Bank and American Bank," said Keil.
it's a way for people to get a glimpse of the history of Seguin. We do have a couple of businesses that have been completely refurbished from back in the day and then the houses are wonderful opportunities to give people some ideas of what to do with older homes and depending on the houses that are on the tour, there may be some Seguin history tied in with the
people who had lived there or the builders who built the house and we like to showcase houses that have unique architectural features or interesting collections perhaps s o m e antiques for family heirlooms -- just a way to give people an inside look at some of Seguin's histo-
Keil says the idea behind the fundraising effort is to showcase and share some real unique properties within the community. "What we like to do is to showcase houses that have been in Seguin for 50 years at least and last year, however, we did some contemporary homes because we had had people asking for those but this year, we've gone back to the older home and
Rogers Wilson Property
ry," said Keil. Keil says taking the tour is easy. All individuals need to do is pick a starting site and visit all or as many properties as they wish. "It's a self-guided tour. They can start at any of the house locations and all of the locations are printed on the tickets and also posters that are out in about and when you arrive at the house, you are given a program. Then you keep that program throughout the tour and there are addresses and a general map that shows the location of each house or business and when you arrive at the house, there are docents that are stationed throughout the house that can answer questions and tell you a little bit more information," said Keil. The featured properties for the 2019 Holiday Tour of Homes include the home of Jeff and Melissa Koehler at 1346 Keller Lane; the home of Mickey Rogers and Richard Wilson at 1343 Quail Lane; the home of Ollie Booker at 916 E. Humphreys and the business buildings of Moore Ganske Murr, LLPC at 538 E. Court Street and First United Bank at 200 N. Austin. Again also on this year's property list is the S.S. American Memorial and Lodge located at 450 Naumann Rd. The Holiday Tour of Homes will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $15 pre-sale or $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Gift & Gourmet, Keepers Interiors or at the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.thetexas.org. A list of each of the sites is also located on the ticket stub. See Photos on page 3.
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