QUITMAN — With the economy canceling the Midnight Sun horse show this year, a Brooks County organization will host a tour of homes this weekend.
The horse show has become an annual fund-raiser for the Brooks County Museum & Cultural Center. Several months ago, the museum canceled the horse show for this year. To supplement the lost funds from the horse show, organizers implemented the center’s Charity Tour of Homes, said Elizabeth Jones, an event organizer with Bonnell Holmes.
Five homes are on the tour. Four are in the Quitman area. The final home is in Dixie, where participants will be treated to a party at the tour’s conclusion.
Homes include:
l The Georgian-style home of Daniel Hanifan and Matthew Shenk at 411 N. Court St. Built in 1940, the place has been known as the Grace Lee House. “The new owners have made many modern changes, but the original architecture remains the same.”
l Debra O’Neal’s 514 N. Court St. residence was once known as the Fluker or Lilly House. Built in 1900, the architecture is late Plain Front Victorian. “A special feature includes a sun room, later added. The furnishings in this home are eclectic — antiques, traditional and modern.”
l Known as the Maggie Wade House, Tim Reisenwitz’s 804 N. Court St. home is considered Craftsman in style. Built in 1917, the house has 11-foot ceilings, pine flooring, a plate rail in the dining room, and two fireplaces considered “unique to the Craftsman style.”
l Thai Harder and Judy Harris’ 409 W. Screven St. residence is a bed and breakfast in the San Francisco Victorian Craftsman style with Asian accents. Built in 1905, the place has been known as the Booth House. There are many beautiful features in the home such as stained, leaded and beveled glass window and seven tiled fireplaces.”
l The tour’s grand finale is the home of Lila and Kenny Jones. This 751 Hallman Road, Dixie, residence was recently built. “It features a magnificent chandelier that hangs from a 26-foot dome, a movie theater, a specially designed and decorated play room for grandchildren.”
Tour participants can visit any of the homes in the order they wish, Jones says. Refreshments will be offered at the Jones residence at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Information
Brooks County Museum & Cultural Center’s Charity Tour of Homes, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, with music and refreshments at 5 p.m. at the Jones residence. Ticket: $25. Tickets to be purchased at the museum, 121 N. Culpepper St., from 1-5 p.m. today and Friday. More information: Call (229) 263-6000.
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Thai Harder and Judy Harris’ 409 W. Screven St. residence is a bed and breakfast in the San Francisco Victorian Craftsman style with Asian accents. It is one of five houses in this weekend's Brooks County tour of homes.
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