U.S. Grant Homestead Association sponsors Christmas Home Tour Dec. 6

The annual Christmas Home Tour, sponsored by the U.S. Grant Homestead Association, will be noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.

The tour begins at the U.S. Grant Home at the intersection of Grant Avenue and North Water Street, Georgetown, where you can buy tickets and pick up a tour packet.

Tickets are $10 and everyone will be entered in the drawing for a special John Ruthven Thompson House Basket with a retail value of over $125. You do not have to be present to win.

Tickets are available at Donohoo’s Drugstore on the west side of the courthouse square or by phone at 937-378-3087.

Seven sites are on this year’s tour, including the Jesse Grant tannery property, recently donated to the Ohio History Connection through the generosity of the Bob Waters family. The former home will become an integral part of the U.S. Grant Presidential site. This is your opportunity to see this historic building before restoration work begins.

The U.S. Grant Boyhood Home will be decorated for an 1830s Christmas and Ulysses will tell you a little about his life in Georgetown.

Ken and Judy Klosterman's 1843 Tunnel Mill on S.R. 221 welcomes visitors with Ken's unmatched collection of magic equipment and memorabilia, a magician, and the new craftsman-built wooden water wheel which has recently been installed.

At the 1826 David Ammen house on the courthouse square, restored by Mike Fadely, Col. Daniel McGraw, USA, Retired, a direct descendant of General Jacob Ammen, plans to show artifact's from the General's career.

The Harvey King home at 321 West State Street is a temple-style Greek Revival house built in 1831. The home, remodeled by Brenda and Kris Porter, retains its original appearance.
 
The Delaney Wedding Chapel at Elm and East State Street, built in 1876 on land donated by Benjamin Delaney, the son of a former slave, has also been restored by the Porters.

At 55 Woodcliff Way in the Stoneybrook subdivision, the new home built in 2014 by Wayne and Mary Edith Griffith features vaulted ceilings, family antiques, and a gazebo in a wooded setting.