Annual Auburn Historical Society Christmas Tour of Homes
Sunday
December 5, 2010
at
3:00 to 6:00 pm.
Tour Tickets
are available at the Museum ONLY.
START your Tour of Homes at the Museum
Price: $10.00
per person - children under 12 free
Auburn Museum
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Auburn Museum
433 W. Main St.
Auburn
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The Auburn Museum, the Greenwood (1895) one-room school and
the old Auburn jail, will be dressed out in holiday fare for
patrons to view on the tour. |
Corum Home
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Grover & Mary Corum
163 N. Lincoln St.
Auburn
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The home of Mary & Grover Corum was built circa 1862, and was
referred to as the Waddle/McCarley House. Built as a two-story
single-pile house with a side-passage plan and one –story rear
ell, the two- story front porch was added about 1900. An
interesting side note; the house sold at the courthouse door
in 1873 for $ 310.65. Over the years many families lived in
the house. The overall style of the house has had only a few
minor changes. This is the most intact example of this house
plan remaining in Auburn. A postcard dated 1917 shows the
front of the house as it is today.
In May, 1957 the Corum family moved to Auburn and into the
above home at 163 N. Lincoln St. Since that time the Corum’s
have collected historical artifacts and family memorabilia
that have made this home a collectors dream. Decorated in
colonial style the home offers a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy
a stroll through time. Available for viewing will be; a
collection of over forty different designs of washboards, and
over 90 different pieces of blue graniteware. There are South
Union Shaker pieces as well as family items. Stain glass
windows; some from church buildings that no longer exist, are
beautiful reminders of other times and places. Walking up the
brick walkway, surrounded by the ivy covered yard, you are at
once reminded of Colonial Williamsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Corum wish to extend a warm welcome to their
home, and also invite you to step next door to view more of
their collection housed there.
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Former Home of Sam &
Maude Price
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167 N. Lincoln St.
Auburn
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The former home of Sam and Maude Price, circa 1880, at167 N.
Lincoln, is now owned by Mary and Grover Corum and will also
be on the Tour of Homes. The Corum’s have furnished this house
with family items as well as items of local history they have
collected over many years. The old Auburn telephone
switchboard which was in use when the telephone co-op cut over
to dial service in 1957 has been refinished and is on display.
There are other related telephone items on display as well.
Mrs. Elsie Carpenter will be there to demonstrate how the old
switchboard worked when she was a young girl working for the
phone company.
Mementos of Mr. Corum’s time in World War II and many other
items will also be on display.
Also, a shed in
the back yard, holds many interesting farm tools and related
items.
This is a tour
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Loveall Home
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Jeremy & Stephanie Loveall
239 Viers Street.
Auburn
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This home dates back to the early 1800’s. The land that this
home sits on has had but two names during its history, Black
Lick Farm and the Sugar Maple Farm. It is believed that the
one story back ell of this beautiful home was built by the
Shakers of South Union who purchased this property in 1813.
John Viers, who was a very prominent and important man to
Auburn, purchased this property from the Shakers in 1838 and
it is thought that sometime between then and 1860, Mr. Viers
built onto the existing one story structure, making it into a
more gracious home. Mr. Viers also gave some of the land to
form the city of Auburn, but it was Mr. and Mrs. Curry
Churchill Hall, the third owners that built the present
two-story front piazza sometime in the 1940’s, thus giving the
structure the appearance of a southern mansion.
Walking into this beautiful two story central passage home
today will take you back to an era most of us can only
imagine. You will find the décor of this beautiful home very
eclectic, from primitive, country, antique to even shabby
chic. The present owners, Jeremy and Stephanie Loveall
purchased the property in October 2007, and to them, it is
simply…..home.
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Rust Home
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Jerry & Kathy Rust
306 Wilson Ave.
Auburn
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The Rust home was purchased by them 13 years ago. The home was
built in the 1950’s and it previously belonged to Roy and
Stella Webb. After extensive remodeling the Rust family moved
into the house in 1996. Later a playroom for the
grandchildren, a bedroom and additional bath were added.
Kathy enjoys decorating for all holidays, especially
Christmas. Each room is the home has a different theme tree.
There is a glass tree, angel, doll, gingerbread, red hat,
Santa, military and clown (Jerry is a Shriner Clown).
The Rusts invite you to come and visit.
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