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Christmas By Candlelight Tour this Su
The Marietta Restoration
Associates “present their
14th annual *‘Christmas By
Candlelight Tour’’ of histor-
ic homes on Sunday,
December 2, from 2:00 to
7:00 pm.
Marietta houses Lancast-
er County’s only National
Historic District and this
year all 12 buildings which
are open for the tour are
located within the Historic
District. All are within
walking distance of one
another.
The following homes are
on the tour:
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Sultzbach-Rinehart
House
The Sultzbach-Rinehart
| House, 1 Waterford Ave..
the residence of Mr. Harold
perhaps the
most recently completed
| restoration in Marietta. The
| two-and-one-half
building is of log con-
story
struction covered with clap-
board and is a fine example
of vernacular architecture.
A local craftsman who
worked on the restoration
will be on hand to answer
questions. Examples of
early samplers and needle-
work are on display here. A
unique treat in keeping with
the holiday atmosphere is
the performance by candle-
light of a chamber group.
Some of the musicians use
original antique instruments
in the performance of their
period music.
The Thomas Bradford
Residence, 17 W. Market
St., was built in 1818 by R.
H. Engle, Esq. This
three-story townhouse fea-
tures a charming country
kitchen and is furnished in
an interesting blend of
contemporary and antiques.
In the late 1800's the frame
sddition was built connect-
Bradford Residence
ing the rear of the main
house to the summer
kitchen. Ken Fortney’s
apartment, located in the
addition, can be seen from
the stairway landing. The
first floor of the house was
converted to a Victorian
store in the late 1800’s and
now houses Richard Wel-
The home of Bud and
Janet Kell at 272 W. Front
St. is the old Anderson
House. This brick building
of the Federal Period which
was built in 1810 was an
early Marietta landmark
known as the Nagle House
ler’s antiques.
Hotel. Special features are
Bud and anet Kell
the detailed pedimented
dormers, eight fireplaces
and a handsome spiral
staircase open to the third
floor. A ballroom with a
fireplace at each end
extends across the second
floor. Variable stages of
restoration are in progress.
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The Dennis Traub House,
numbers 2 and 4 Hazel
' Avenue, is in the Federal
Style (circa 1810) featuring
unusually high ceilings for a
frame structure. This house
had been divided into two
rentals and is now in the
beginning stages of restora-
tion into a single dwelling.
in order to make the existing
' absurdities of plumbing and
| heating more bearable, the
| owner has temporarily
Dennis Traub House
drawn upon stenciling,
color, plants and a varied
collection of furniture to
bring out some of the
house's inherant charm.
The only bathroom, found
incongruously carved out of
the livingroom, has become,
with minor cosmetics, Mar-
ietta’s most elegant un-
heated bath! Tentative
renderings ‘and floor plans
of each room will be on
display.
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Riverhills Associates, an
apartment complex, is a
striking example of adaptive
reuse of an old building.
Built circa 1840, as a single
dwelling, the home was
purchased by its current
owners in 1976 after it was
damaged in a fire. Without
Riverhills Associates
making major structural
changes, they blended old
and new features. The first
floor apartment is occupied
by Mrs. Ben Kulman, the
second by Mr. Kenny Smith
and the third by Mr. David
White, one of the Associ-
ates.
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‘Hardcastle Residence
The Lance and Maria
Hardcastle Residence, circa
1870, is a two-story brick
townhouse built as a
doctor’s office and resi-
dence. The building is
currently under restoration
including work on the facade
such as painting, replace-
ment of doors and re-
building bracketry on the
cornice which was removed.
The interior of which the
downstairs is open, has
been adapted for use by the
owners. ‘‘Earthly De-
lights,” a shop specializing
in fine herbs and coffees, is
located in the second door.
In addition to the private
dwellings on the tour, the
following publicly access-
abie buildings are also open:
Old Town Hall Museum,
Walnut and New Haven
Streets, was formerly the
seat of local government and
now houses a collection of
items from Lancaster Coun-
ty’s past. Curators Henry
and Miriam Lenhert leased
the building when domoli-
tion threatened the land-
mark in 1961.
The Marietta Restoration
Headquarters, 36 West
Market Street, is open for
the first time for the
candlelight tour. Featured
will be preservation litera-
ture and Marietta memora-
bilia.
The Marietta Theatre,
oldest movie theatre in
Lancaster County, will show
Public buildings also on Tour
continuous short films
during the tour, with
accompaniment by music
from the nation’s fourth
largest theatrical pipe or-
gan. Admission is included
with the tour ticket.
The English United Pres-
byterian Church, with its
notable stone facade, is this
year’s feature church. The
Marietta Restoration Assoc-
iates will be showing their
musical slide show entitled,
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‘Marietta: An Architectural,
Gallery,” every half hour at
this location.
The Marietta Community
House, 264 W. Market
Street, is a memorial to
veterans, provided by ‘the
late Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hiestand in memory of their
son. Light refreshments will
be served here by members,
of the Marietta Lions Club’
and their wives. Restrooms
are available.