An SMT Report
One of Dexter's favorite Christmas traditions is ready to help begin the holiday season in the community.
The annual Holiday Home Tour, sponsored by the Dexter Heritage House Association, will be held Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The houses on this year’s tour include:
- The Mills Home, 324 East Vine Street;
- Crawford-Hampton Home, 723 Saddle Spur Road
- Long – Brickley Home, 209 Holmes Drive
- The Thrower Home, 320 Chautauqua
- Dexter Heritage House, just off Cooper Street, north of the Dexter Police Headquarters.
The home of Brian Crawford and James Hampton was on the home tour two years ago. In the past two years, an extensive remodeling has taken place and is now almost doubled in size with a new sitting room, sun room, office and master bedroom suite. One of the highlights of this home are stained glass windows and transoms, many with a historic background.
The home of Mikal and John is readied for Christmas, cheery decorations will abound, and this historic home will delight guests with trees, collections of holiday items, greenery and candlelight. Hopefully, if nothing is amiss, there will be some special guests, so don't be surprised if a Confederate soldier and ladies in Civil War-era fashions welcome you.
The home of Tom and Lisa Thrower was built in 1952-53. Tom and Lisa Thrower are only the second owners of this lovely period-styled home. The house was built by John and Helen Ringer, and even though the main floor was gutted and a stairway removed, many of the features of that time period remain intact.
Last, but not least, will be the Dexter Heritage House, dressed for the season in fresh greenery, a Christmas tree and other signs of the coming holiday. The house sports new interior paint, new windows on the East side, and the exterior of the home was also painted this past summer.
The Heritage House is the first home built in Dexter. Originally on South West Main Street, the home was saved during commercial expansion and moved to its present location on Cooper Street near the Dexter Police Department headquarters.
The Dexter Heritage Association is a private organization that maintains the historic structure. The Holiday Home Tour is the organization primary fundraiser each year.
Photo Above: The Dexter Heritage House is one of the five homes featured on Saturday's Holiday Home Tour. The home is Dexter's oldest and is maintained by the Heritage House Association, the sponsor of the Holiday Home Tour. (SMT Photo by Annabeth Miller)
