Goose Pond Cottage features centuries-old heart pine SPRING TOUR SET APRIL 4-5

Goose Pond Cottage, built by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Boyd, is currently owned by William and Ginna Pope.Goose Pond The 2008 Washington-Wilkes Spring Tour of Homes is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5. The annual tour is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and the Woman's Club in partnership with the Washington-Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. This year's tour will feature three lofts on The Square in Downtown Washington on the Candle light Tour Friday night; and four homes on the Day Tour on Saturday. The lofts are Stephen Saunders and Linda Lurwig located over Pop- Lahr Possibilities on the corner of Spring Street; Renee Brown, over Master's Wildlife Services; and Deanne and Tim Crook and Dr. Doug Giles and Elyse Giles, over the old Main Street Paint, West Robert Toombs Avenue. Hours for this tour are 6-9 p.m. Downtown shops on The Square will be open during regular working hours and from 6-9 p.m. Shops will be open for the Day Tour from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Day Tour homes are Peacewood, B.J. and Bill deGolian on the Tignall Road (former Saunders home); Gail Boyd and Ted Bush, North Alexander Avenue; Pamela and Rod Eaton, 211 South Jefferson Street; Beth and Frank Petersilie, 207 Water Street (former home of Lairee and the late Wallace Rodgers.); and the Goose Pond Cottage at Tignall. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mark and Emilie Waters will host the Dessert Soiree Friday evening at their home on East Robert Toombs Avenue. Headquarters for the Candlelight Tour is at the Chamber of Commerce officeon The Square. Headquarters for the Day Tour will be the Washington Wilkes Elementary School on East Street off East Robert Toombs Avenue. Courtesy cars will provide transportation for visitors to the various homes and other sites. Any home on the tour may be viewed individually by paying $10 at the door. Churches, museums, and historical sites will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday, April 6, from 1-5 p.m. The cost for a combination Friday and Saturday tour package is $60.00 each. The cost for the Friday Candlelight Tour and Soiree is $35.00. Cost for the Day Tour on Saturday is $35.00 each. The Woman's Club luncheon on Saturday is by reservation only and is $15.00 each. Tickets will be available at tour headquarters and may be reserved in advance by mailing checks made payable to Spring Tour of Homes, P.O. Box 1293, Washington 30673; or by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 706-678-2013. For more in formation on the Tour and for a ticket order form, go to the Tour website at www.wwtourofhomes. com Goose Pond Cottage Independence Street Tignall Goose Pond Cottage, owned by William and Ginna Pope of Atlanta and Washington-Wilkes, was built by the late John W. and Christine Boyd on 80 beautiful acres of land and includes a lake. It is located in the area considered at one time to be "the golden buckle on the cotton belt." The home has fivebedrooms, four full baths, a den, formal living room and dining room, large family room, and kitchen. It has a large front porch, a brick-enclosed courtyard, a fountain enclosed by a brick and iron wall with iron gates on each side of the garden patio. The home features centuries old heart pine in the halls and wainscoting in the formal rooms. Heart pine floors extend throughout the house. The three-story house has a circular driveway, a regulation size tennis court, and the lake is stocked with a variety of fish. Several outbuildings add to the setting for the house.