2006 Tour of Homes will feature 10 homes;

2006 Tour of Homes will feature 10 homes; visit 'wwtourofhomes.com' for overview

Lindsey home - 419 S. Alexander Avenue
The 2006 Spring Tour of Homes of Washington-Wilkes will be held on March 31, and April 1 and 2. The Candlelight Tour will get underway on Friday, March 31, at 6 p.m., and continue until 9 p.m. The Candlelight Tour will also be held on Saturday evening, April 1, during the same hours.

A Dessert Soiree will be available to those on the tour and others at Holly Court Inn, home of Phillip and Margaret Rothman, 301 South Alexander Avenue, on Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Day Tour will begin Saturday, April 1, at 10 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m. The day tour will also be available on Sunday, April 2, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Tour headquarters will be at the Washington-Wilkes Elementary School on East Street, just off East Robert Toombs Avenue.

DAY TOUR

There will be six homes on the Day Tour. These five homes are:

The home of Jerry and Kay Robinson, 104 Pembroke Drive;

Southern Elegance, Jean Davis Blair, 115 West Robert Toombs Avenue.

Washington Plantation, Tom and Barbara Chase, Lexington Avenue;

Lafayette Manor Inn, (former Maynard's Manor), East Robert Toombs Avenue, home of Guillaume Slama and Sokunvathany Nuon-Slama.

Deborah Rainey's Downtown Loft; and

Wisteria Hall, home of Jim and Jane Bundy, 225 East Robert Toombs Avenue.

CANDLELIGHT TOUR

The Candlelight Tour will feature four homes and Holly Court Inn where the Dessert Soiree will be held. These are:

The home of John and Kathleen Overstreet, 401 East Robert Toombs Avenue;

The Rider House, Smythe and Jane Newsome, 109 Court Street;

Holly Court Inn, Dessert Soiree, South Alexander Avenue; and

The Home of Ricky and Kathy Lindsey, South Alexander Avenue.

OTHER

ATTRACTIONS

The Washington Little Theater Co.'s presentation will be "1940s Radio Hour," and will be presented Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Cost is $10.

The Washington Woman's Club Luncheon will be available by reservation only at noon on Saturday, at a cost of $10 each. This is a seated luncheon with a home-cooked meal served in the exquisitely decorated historic Woman's Club.

The First United Methodist Church will also provide lunch for $10.

Admission to the Robert Toombs House, Washington Historical Museum and Callaway Plantation will be free with the purchase of any ticket package. Cost to non-ticket holders is the regular price at the door.

Other attractions on the tour which are free include the Episcopal Church of the Mediator, Washington Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church, First United Methodist Church, the Mary Willis Library, and an Arts and Crafts Show at the Livery Stable coordinated by Debbie Wells.

Tourists and local people are invited to visit the many shops and attractions in Downtown Washington.

COSTS

Ticket prices are $25.00 for the day or candlelight tour; $45.00 for both Day and Candlelight tours; $5.00 at the door of any single home; and $10.00 for the Dessert Soiree.

TICKETS

Ticket and reservation information are available by calling 706678-2013. More information and a form to order tickets are available at www.wwtourofhomes.com.

HOMES FEATURED

Each week until the tour days, The News-Reporter will feature one of the homes on the tour.

Home of

Ricky and Kathy Lindsey

410 S. Alexander Avenue

This bungalow-style home was built in 1913 by W.T. Johnson for his daughter, Louise Johnson Norman, and her husband, attorney Robert Claude Norman.

Ricky and Kathy Lindsey purchased the house in 1977 from the children of the original owners. According to Robert C. Norman Jr., the only structural changes his family made to the house were the removal of two butler pantries making the kitchen into one large room, and the removal of a wall and sliding doors, opening the parlor to the front entrance.

Before the Lindseys purchased the house it had been sub-divided into apartments. The Lindseys restored the upstairs, removing the kitchen. They also removed the linoleum in the downstairs kitchen, exposing the original pine flooring.

The French doors throughout the house are typical of the bungalow style. Another interesting feature is the bell press in the floor of the dining room. This was used in the early days of the house's existence to summon the servants.

Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey have furnished their home with an extensive collection of country antiques. They are particularly proud of their basket and quilt collections.
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