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52nd Annual St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church TOUR OF HOMES – BLOWING ROCK Ticket Price - $25 A Patron’s Party will occur Thursday evening, The Tour of Homes begins at St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Parish at the corner of Main and Chestnut in Blowing Rock, NC COMPLIMENTARY PARKING and TROLLEY SHUTTLE to town provided from The Hayes Performing Arts Center (321 By-Pass) leaving every 20 min. between 8:30 am and 2:00 pm. The last return shuttle leaves from behind Rumple Presbyterian Church at 4:30 pm. Private Cars provide transportation to the four Tour Homes leaving from the front church yard. The last car will leave the church at 2 p.m. and the houses will close at 4:30 sharp.
Box Lunches that include sandwich or salad, dessert and drink have been donated by Bistro Roca and will be available for $10 beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. A Food Tent will feature homemade desserts and breads, along with coffee and water, which can be purchased from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Golden Needle will be selling irresistible handmade items under the needlecraft tent on the front lawn of the church. The Silent Auction, under the tents on the front lawn of the church, will feature quality items donated by local merchants and parishioners. Note cards illustrating photos of flower arrangements in last year’s tour homes will be available for purchase under the “Note Card” tent on the front lawn. Docents will be in the Sanctuary until 4 p.m. to share the history of St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Parish.
The Homes Stonehenge
Patsy and Ronny Turner’s new Wonderland Trail home has been built on the location of the old Maid’s Quarters for the historic Mayview Hotel. During construction old stone steps and other stones were found on the property and incorporated into the beautiful new approach wall. Other old materials, like antique beams, mushroom Cypress, wormy Chestnut, and reclaimed Hemlock, have been used in the interior, along with antique lighting fixtures, to give this new showplace the look and feel of having been here for years. Golden Hill
The Mayview home of Ed Springs and Bo Henderson is a true showplace! As principals of Edward H. Springs Interior Design in Charlotte, the duo have taken a 70’s contemporary house, gutted and partially demolished it, then built their beautiful “new” home on and around it. Today, the house, complete with beautifully planted gardens, has the look, beauty, charm and warmth of an old English Manor House!
Green Gates Gwen and Jon Brady’s older Mayview home started its life as an artist’s studio for an artist who lived nearly. Two or three additions had been made to the studio before the Brady’s acquired the house four years ago. It was then remodeled and updated. With the soaring two-story ceiling of the old artist’s studio making the Great Room, this beautifully decorated house now combines an old-fashioned charm with modern conveniences. Katydid
From the street, this one-year old home of Katy Thompson Smith and Philip Smith, looks like a story-book cottage. In fact, Katy’s instructions to her architect were to incorporate into the design peaked roof lines and angles to give the house lots of “nooks and crannies.” Katy has decorated the house with taste and flair, and filled the three-story “cottage” with pretty printed fabrics and many antiques. |
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