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Homes for the holiday: newtown historians present 58th annual holiday house tour.

127 South Sycamore Street

240 South Chancellor Street

32 South Chancellor Street

The Old Presbyterian Church on Sycamore Street.

The Court Inn, Newtown. (BucksLocalNews.com photo)

The Newtown Fire Association is located at Liberty Street and Washington Avenue in Newtown Borough.

“Knowing the homeowners, I know that each of the houses will have their own very unique decorations. The one house on Sycamore is owned by a decorator so I’m sure that will be spectacular,” said King. “Over on Chancellor, some have more contemporary modern furniture while maintaining the older architecture. One of the houses is a little more eclectic. It has some amazing artwork that’s really going to be a centerpiece of the tour.”

Another highlight of the tour will be the newly-renovated Newtown Theatre. Since August, the historic theatre has undergone a major interior renovation, the first in more than 50 years.

“There will be people talking there about the renovation and the history of the building,” said King of the exclusive sneak peek inside the movie theatre. “It’s  really exciting for us to have the theatre on the tour.”

The tour also includes a stop at another community treasure – the historic Presbyterian Church on Sycamore Street. “That hasn’t been on the tour for years.”

That’s just a taste of what this years tour has in store for the public, said King who encourages everyone to take this year’s tour.

“We are thrilled to be able to bring back a wonderful holiday tradition that people look forward to and enjoy,” said King. “It’s an exciting day to be out and about exploring beautiful homes, getting in the spirit of the season and enjoying the decorations. This is one of the highlights of Newtown. And it all benefits the Newtown Historic Association, an organization dedicated to documenting and preserving the history of Newtown.”

King noted that putting together this year’s tour did have its challenges with regard to the pandemic and supply chain issues, which limited the number of houses on this years tour.

“We will be following the proper guidelines from the CDC,” said King. “We will be requiring that people wear masks inside the buildings. We will also have fewer people going through at a time to allow for social distancing.”

Tickets for the tour are $30 each and can be purchased at Newtown Book & Record Exchange, 102 S. State Street and on-line at the Association’s website, www.newtownhistoric.org/housetour.  On tour day, tickets can be purchased at the Half-Moon Inn, 105 Court Street and at the Stocking Works, 301 South State Street, Newtown.

In the event of major snow, the tour will be held on Sunday, December 8. Photography and high-heeled shoes will not be permitted inside the houses.

For additional information, call the Newtown Historic Association at 215-968-4004. Proceeds will benefit the Newtown Historic Association and its programs dedicated to the preservation of Newtown’s historical heritage.

Featured on this year’s tour are the following homes:

• Horace Fenton House (circa 1893), 240 S. Chancellor Street, owned by Michael and Christine Franko. This is the fourth house erected by Horace Fenton. It is a vernacular Queen Anne style house with an offset, rather than the more typical central cross gable providing space on the third floor. The cross gable has several large straight brackets. A dormer provides additional light to the top floor. Adding to the style of the house is a two story bay window on the side elevation. The first floor level of the bay window has clipped corners while the second floor is rectangular. The second floor of the bay window has fish scale shingles matching those in the main gable. The entrance door has several interesting aspects. It is not located directly below the corresponding second floor window and has a sidelight on only one side.
• Josiah S. Worstall House (circa 1874), 121 S. Chancellor Street, owned by Kati Sowiak. As one of the owners of the Newtown brick yard, it is perfectly logical that Worstall would have a brick house. Mr. Worstall bought the lot in 1869 and moved into the house in 1874. Later his estate sold the property to Sarah F. Worthington for $3,100 in 1899. This house is Victorian Gothic in style. It is crowned by a central cross gable with Gothic arch window. The cross gable had ornate perforated barge board at its apex and carved brackets which are also found on the main cornice and gables. The front porch has turned columns with perforated brackets that are connected with ball and dowel spandrels.
• Wisteria/Blackfan House (circa 1880), 32 South Chancellor Street, owned by Lou and Lee Ann Fancher. Built by John Blackfan in 1874, this 2 ½ story Second Empire style brownstone features a 3 story tower with dormer windows set into the mansard roof which is covered with hexagonal design slates. The main part of the house is nearly square with a T addition to the rear. Doric columns support the porch on the front façade. The main entrance to the house is on the first floor of the tower where double doors are surmounted by a single light semi-elliptical fanlight. The plaster moldings and plaster ceiling medallion in the foyer are original to the house. The original side porch was converted to a garden room in 1927. A renovation to the kitchen in 2019 combined the original butler’s pantry and kitchen, original cabinets from the butler’s pantry were incorporated into new design. Exiting to the rear of the house, note the 2 ½ story brick carriage house.
• Newtown Fire Association (circa 1901), 14 Liberty Street. In 1824, the first Newtown area fire brigade was initiated as the Washington Fire Company. This was replaced by the Winona Fire Company and, finally, by the current association in 1889. The present building, erected in 1901, is home to “Old Washy”, a water pumper built in 1796 and a relic of the original company. The tour will feature two new additions to the Newtown Fire Association. The style of the building echoes the Colonial Revival style of the older building. Note the arches with ball pendants and the ball finials on the roof above the corbelled cornice trim. On the south side of the building is a newly built display area for various pieces of equipment. This was just completed in the fall of 2008. Please note the arches doorways on the north side of the building also just finished in 2008. Newtown Fire Association took delivery of a new 2008 Pierce Velocity Ladder Fire Truck at the end of September 2008.
• Newtown Theatre, 120 North State Street. Built in 1831, re-built in 1883, renovated 2021. Owned by the Community Welfare Council of Newtown. The present Newtown Theatre, a two story Romanesque Revival building, was originally built as a lecture hall for town gatherings and a non-sectarian church for traveling preachers. Newtown High School held graduation ceremonies in the theatre and civic organizations put on fund raising entertainments on its stage – it became a center of entertainment in Newtown. In the early l850’s “Newtown Hall” (as it was then called) was used regularly for social dances, concerts, theatrical productions and major lantern shows. In 1883 the building was reconstructed, larger than the first and designed for stage performances in mind. In 1906 the first movie was shown, making the Newtown Theatre the oldest theatre in the United States and it is owned and governed by the non-profit Community Welfare Council of Newtown. This is the same organization that owns and operates Pickering Manor Home and Apartments. The theatre had additional renovations done in 1936. For the past few years the Theatre Restoration Committee of the Community Welfare Council has been hard at work raising money to maintain and repair the historic building. The goal of the committee is to totally renovate the theatre and restore it to the condition and appearance of 1936 for future generations to enjoy. Now all this work has come to fruition. The interior of the first floor of the theatre has been totally renovated with new seats, handicapped area and a sprinkler systems installed. A handicapped lift was installed out front. The interior has been restored without losing the ambiance of a bygone era.
• Old Presbyterian Church & Session House (circa 1769), 76 N. Sycamore Street. Although Presbyterian Worship in the Newtown area antedates 1734, this church was not erected until 1769. The southern and eastern walls were built of dressed stone, in contrast to the other two walls constructed of rough stone. The church once boasted a high pulpit on the north side and has 59 high box pews standing on a brick floor. The gallery along the southern side was presumably occupied by the servants and slaves owned by the members. These walls served as shelter for General Washington’s Hessian prisoners following the Battle of Trenton in the Revolutionary War. The Old Presbyterian Church is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The graveyard behind the church is of historical importance also. Of the nine cemeteries in Newtown borough and township, this is the only one containing the remains of Revolutionary War soldiers. It is the resting place of 22 veterans of the Revolution, as well as two soldiers of the French and Indian War. The Session House – This one room stone building, located on the southwest side of the Old Presbyterian Church, was originally used by the church elders for meetings. Because most early session members were farmers and did not get to town except on Sunday, a quiet place was needed to conduct church business. It was also utilized as a Sunday School and a regular school until about 1860. It has been refurbished by the sanctioning of the church trustees and is an example of the preservation of local history and heritage. Parking is available off of South Eagle Rd. across from the Farmers Market.
• Milnor House (1760), 127 S. Sycamore Street, owned by Nancy Jane Gracia. This house was part of the Newtown Commons which was subdivided into lots in 1826. Records indicate that at the time of the sale John Milnor, a stone mason erected a dwelling house on the lot at the time of the purchase. The property was sold at sheriff’s sale three years later. In 1858, this house was purchased by Gideon Davis, a house carpenter who may have constructed the frame addition. The core of this house is a small stone structure to which a taller stuccoed covered section was added in 1900. The original stone house was a bank house. The side of the house facing the creek has a three-story exterior while the elevation facing Sycamore Street appears to be a single story in height. New sections added in 2012 and 2019 feature timber frame construction in keeping with the historic feel of the home. The original portion of the home has been recently restored by the current owner who has designed and overseen the upgrades since its purchase in 2009.
• Newtown Library Company, founded 1760, built 1912, 114 East Centre Avenue. Owner: Newtown Library Company. This Colonial Revival brick building features a front gable with a broken pediment and large cornice modillions. A fanlight is set above the front entrance flanked by massive pilasters. The front door is surmounted by an elliptical fanlight and flanked by sidelights. The third oldest library in Pennsylvania was founded in 1760 and incorporated on March 27, 1789. The collection of books was kept at the homes of the librarians until after the county seat was moved to Doylestown in 1813. At that time, the books were housed in various buildings until 1912 when the Company dedicated this building. The 1979 addition allowed for the expansion of the library’s collection with dual level stacks. The Library is staffed by 30 volunteers and is open over 45 hours per week. Newtown Library invites the community to join in on our many programs and events. On display are books bought directly from Benjamin Franklin, 2 chairs owned by William Penn, the original library sign painted by Edward Hicks in 1824 and other library artifacts. A Jonathan Laidacker mural in the Children’s nook is a more recent addition to the library attractions.
• NHA Research Center – Repository of Newtown History, 100 Mercer Street. There will be a display of antique quilts in the Research Center this year. The Newtown Historic Association’s Mercer Street Research Center is a repository of records focusing on Newtown history from its founding to the present time. The collection includes deeds, wills, diaries, genealogies, photographs, directories, inventories and maps dealing with Newtown people, land, houses, farms, schools, service organizations, events and many other topics of interest. The collections are strong in the period 1725 to 1813, when the village served as the county seat. Edward Hicks, America’s foremost primitive painter, is also well represented. The collections are of particular value to persons interested in genealogical information of former Newtown residents, and the maps and deeds are of assistance to those studying land history or dating historic houses in the Newtown area. The original Research Center was opened in 1982 and the core of the collection was a gift from Edward R. Barnsley, a long time Newtown resident, collector and preservationist. The new Research Center, opened in August 2019, is located at 100 Mercer Street, Newtown – just around the corner from the Newtown Historic Association headquarters. The Research Center is open to the public without charge on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., and by appointment. Copying facilities are available. Research is also done by request. Newtown Historic Association Research Center 100 Mercer Street Newtown 18940
• The Half Moon Inn (Court Inn) (circa 1733), 105 Court Street. Owner: Newtown Historic Association. The Half Moon Inn (Court Inn) is one of the oldest and most historic buildings in Newtown. The south portion of the Half Moon Inn (Court Inn) was the original cottage of Margaret and Joseph Thornton built in the 1730s. The large cooking fireplace with bake oven opening in the east jamb and handhewn exposed framing members are the original remaining evidence of this early one and one-half story frame building. Joseph Thornton built the Half Moon Inn in 1733 as a tavern. It was a popular gathering place during court sessions when Newtown was the County Seat (1725-1813). The Half Moon Inn has served as the headquarters of the Newtown Historic Association since 1962 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tickets for the tour and gift items may be purchased in the Museum Shop.05 Court
• The Stocking Works (originally built 1889), 301 South State Street. Ticket Sales and Free parking for tour guests, Ground was broken for a brick knitting mill, two stories high with 20-inch thick brick walls — all for $5,200 — in June 1889.  After the tenure of the stocking manufacturer, the building was used by a stained glass company, a bobbin factory and then, during and after World War II, by the Lavelle Aircraft Corporations.  Recent years have seen a renovated, creatively developed building emerge that retains the flavor and style of the old, but is updated to provide for today’s needs.  The new design has brought gratifying awards as well as being an honored asset to the community.

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Local News | Annual Newtown Holiday Open House Tour benefits historic association

An anticipated winter tradition, make it yours and take this self-guided walking tour of the 6 private residences and the 6 public buildings featured this year.

Houses on the tour are 254 S. Chancellor St., 219 E. Washington Ave., 191 N. Chancellor St., 141 Liberty St., 123 Liberty St., and 239 Court St.

Public Buildings – Newtown Presbyterian Church, Newtown Fire Assn., Newtown Library Co., NHA Research Center – textile display, and NHA Court Inn.

The cost of a tour ticket is $30 for members or $35 for non-members and also includes entry into the Half-Moon Inn, home to the Newtown Historic Association.  Once inside this beautifully restored 18th-century building, tour-goers will enjoy period musical entertainment, hearthside colonial cooking demonstrations and refreshments of mulled cider and cheese.

Midway through the tour, respite can be found at several of the borough churches hosting lunches at a reasonable cost – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Newtown Presbyterian Church. Or dine at one of the restaurants and get a head start on holiday shopping by visiting the shops along State Street.

Tour hours are from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.  Advance tickets can be purchased at Newtown Book & Record Exchange, 102 S. State Street beginning November 15th and on-line at the Association’s website, www.newtownhistoric.org/housetour.  On the day of the tour, purchase tour tickets at the Half-Moon Inn, 105 Court Street and at the Stocking Works, 301 South State Street, Newtown.

Please, no picture taking or high-heeled shoes permitted in the houses.

For additional information, call the Newtown Historic Association at 215-968-4004 or visit our website.

All proceeds from the tour benefit the Newtown Historic Association and its programs dedicated to the preservation of Newtown’s historical heritage.

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Online ticket sales are now closed. Tickets will be available for purchase in-person today at the Half-Moon Inn, Court Street and Centre Avenue, and at the Stocking Works, 301 South State Street, Newtown..

If you purchased tickets online, please remember that each member of your party will need to pick up a Tour Booklet — which is their actual ticket — on the day of the tour, before entering the homes. Tour Booklets may be picked up at The Stocking Works, 301 S. State St., Newtown, PA beginning at 9:30 the morning of the tour.

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The one-day-only “Tribute to Local Veterans” is the NHA’s annual Memorial Day event to honor local soldiers.

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Newtown's holiday open house tour is saturday, get an inside look at some of newtown's most prestigious properties at this weekend's holiday open house tour..

Kara Seymour , Patch Staff

NEWTOWN, PA — Newtown's Annual Holiday Open House Tour will be held this Saturday, Dec. 2. The tour, which gives attendees an inside look inside many local homes and historic buildings decorated for the holidays, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It's the 55th year for the tour, which is organized by the Newtown Historic Association.

You can reserve your tickets online for pickup the day of the event, or purchase tickets ahead of time at The Newtown Book & Record Exchange, 102 S. State St., Newtown.

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On the day of the tour, tickets will be available for purchase at the Half-Moon Inn, Court Street and Centre Avenue, and at the Stocking Works, 301 South State St. Children under the age of 12 are free.

The following private homes will be on the tour:

• Edward Linton House, 1873 – Rose Crane, 106 S. Chancellor St
• John Watts House, 1900 – Keith and Keyna Crawford, 116 N. Congress St
• Buckman Place, 1849 – Steven and Gloria Cugine, 119 N. State St
• Horace Fenton House, 1885 – Chris and Johanna Hager, 237 S. Chancellor St
• Joseph Firman house, 1860 – Kevin and Rebecca Kerchner, 148 Liberty St
• Horace Fenton House, 1886 – David Leder and Cristie Prater, 250 S. Chancellor St

The following public buildings are included this year as well:

• The Stocking Works, 301 S. State St
• Newtown Fire Association, 14 Liberty St
• Newtown Friends Meetinghouse, 219 Court St
• Newtown Library Company, E. Centre Ave and Congress St
• Half Moon Inn , Centre Ave and Court St

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Christmas Destination Newtown

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Home for the Holidays Entry One

A decorated house on Washington Street, Newtown PA. First entry in the Newtown Historic Association 'Home for the Holidays' 2020 photo contest.

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Shops are lit up with holiday displays in the windows, people are busy shopping, choirs are practicing and everything starts to change, especially in Newtown, a town known for its community spirit and sense of history. And with Christmas coming, people in this historic town, are planning to have a very Merry Christmas. This is more so than ever before, because Newtown is experiencing a wave of optimism and the community seems more closely knit than ever before.

Ashara Shapiro, owner of ArtWRKD, feels it. She says, “Newtown is pretty exciting now. I think Newtown has had this resurgence and rebirth.” Being a member of The Newtown Experience and the Newtown Historic Association, she is involved with several of the events. This is the second year in a row that she was chairman of the Market Day event, and she is very involved with the upcoming holiday celebrations. 

The Newtown Experience, made of small businesses in the area, is responsible for the annual tree lighting, which will be on Washington Street in the parking lot of the Newtown Fire Company on December 1, 2023. This is a public display of the joy that Christmas brings to the Newtown community.

One of the intriguing holiday traditions that Ashara is involved with is the Newtown Cocktail Trail on November 18, which is also hosted by The Newtown Experience to support the Newtown Theatre. The trail begins at The Temperance House (5 South State Street) where you’ll pick up a commemorative glass and a trail “passport.” The passport will list each stop on the trail and any promotions the shops are offering that day.

Ashara says, “I bookend State Street. When we do collaborative events in the theater with artwork, we'll either start at the theater and end with me or start with me and end the theater. And then people get to kind of walk through town and have dinner and drinks and we build that time in to kind of support the businesses in the historic district.”

Ashara is preparing her own business for the holidays. She is planning more solo and group exhibitions. She now has two spaces for ArtWRKD. Her newest space opened in September and she is doing revolving exhibitions. She plans to open an expressive boutique for the holidays in both spaces. In the boutique she’ll have clothing  designed by artisan fashion designers (Ashara herself is a wearable artist), jewelry designed by artists, small gifts and plans to have about 20 artists represented in both spaces. ArtWRKD is located at 126-128 S State St #300, Newtown, PA. For more information, visit www.artwrkd.com.  

This year the Newtown Historic Association will be giving its 60 th  Holiday House Tour. Barry Fleck, president of the association, says, “The House tour is an opportunity for the public to see some of the older homes in the borough. And it’s really a step back in time since many of the homes on the tour have been here since the late 1700s and early 1800s” 

In the tour this year there are five private homes on the tour and Barry Fleck’s house is one of them. He says, “The houses have to be decorated by the first Saturday, which is not far behind Thanksgiving. So, you literally have to have it decorated at Thanksgiving. This all requires a lot from the homeowners who open their homes, and we're very fortunate to have members of the community who are willing to share their homes with the community.”

It is a big event. People going on the tour, which is on Saturday December 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m.  This year there are five private homes on the tour and open houses at the Newtown Fire Association, Paxson Hall Friends Village, Newtown Library Company, Half Moon Inn, Callahan Research Center, Samuel Phillips House, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Newtown Presbyterian Church. 

Barry says, “It is the biggest fundraiser for the Newtown Historic Association. There could be a thousand people coming out for this tour.” Volunteers are always needed. It is truly a community event that requires over 125 community member volunteers to put on this event. This event provides significant financial contribution to the NHA which allows us to support our mission of Protecting and Preserving the Historic significance of Newtown for future generations to enjoy. It also provides us with an opportunity to show case the Historic significance of all Newtown and why we are referred to as Historic Newtown”.   

For more information and tickets for the 60 th  Holiday House Tour, visit  www.newtownhistoric.org/events/annual-holiday-open-house-tour .

The McCaffrey’s Newtown Holiday Parade is a festive event hosted by the Newtown Business Association. On Sunday December 3,the parade promptly kicks off at 2 p.m. from South State Street at the Stocking Works. It then continues north to Washington Avenue and makes a left turn, then turns right onto Sycamore Street, ending at the corner of Sycamore St. and Durham Road. Parade announcers will be located at Goodnoe Corner next to the Green Parrot. This event brings droves of people from all over Bucks County, and it is a huge event. The president of the business association Dave Marcolla says, “There are typically around 1800 participants within the parade itself. We have the Mummers, different types of dance schools and local community performers.”

The Newtown business Association doesn’t have its own float. Dave explains, “The members of Newtown Business Association typically do floats and we hold contests for the floats that have the best holiday themes. We always say we're the organizers of the parade. We’re all over the place running the parade that day. We're announcing the parade. We have a judging stand area where we have dignitaries that  judge the floats. As a business association we stay behind the scenes. But besides being the president of the association, I also have my own real estate brokerage, so I'll have a float in the parade for my brokerage.”

All floats have to have a holiday theme. And no float can have a Santa Claus, because there is only one Santa Claus.

Newtown has historic charm, a booming economy, lots of great restaurants, many interesting shops and galleries and is the perfect town to visit during the Christmas season. The tree lighting, the house tour and the parade are only the icing on the cake. Newtown has something that makes their Christmases always Merry and that is a community where the people are committed to each other and all who visit. 

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NHA Holiday Open House Tour

On Saturday, December 2nd, celebrate the beauty of the season with the Newtown Historic Association’s Holiday Open House Tour. Now in its 60th year, this tour gives visitors the opportunity to peek into several of Newtown’s unique private residences, all dressed for the holidays. Besides the private homes, there will be multiple public buildings open for visitors. All sites are within easy walking distance from the town center.

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Historic Stone Houses: Driving Tour

This driving tour will take you throughout Bucks County to some of the many historic stone houses that are now private homes. Please be aware that these are private residences and admire from afar. The tour starts in New Hope and ends in Doylestown . 

( Turn-by-turn Driving Directions )

John Chapman House/London Purchase Farm 1310 Eagle Road Upper Makefield Township, PA (S of New Hope off PA 232 on Eagle Road)

During the American Revolutionary War, this 1735 house served as a meeting place for Henry Knox and Alexander Hamilton. The land was a part of a grant to William Penn. The farm’s historic significance earned it a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gershom Craft House/Pomona Farm 105 Barnsley Avenue Morrisville, PA

This home built in 1807 still has 90% original hardware and woodwork, earning it a place on the National Register of Historic Places.

John Lacey Homestead 709 Forest Grove Rd. Wycombe, PA 18980

Home of Revolutionary War general John Lacey, this historic home is on the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest section of the home dates to 1755.

Riverstone 1730 1636 River Road Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972

This picturesque ferry house on the Delaware River was built in 1730. The home also doubles as a 4-room guest house and B&B with amazing river views.

Liberty Hall Quakertown 1237 W Broad St Quakertown, PA 18951

Built in 1772, Liberty Hall was the first permanent residence built in Quakertown. Liberty Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places with good reason. The Liberty Bell was hidden there for a portion of 1777 during the Revolutionary War.

Penn-Walton Homestead 2360 E Rock Road Perkasie, PA 18944

This picturesque estate originally dates to a 1743 deed, and the current house was built in 1816.

4307 Dillon Road Doylestown, PA 18902

This 1783 stone farmhouse is impeccably maintained.

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