Collegeville and Trappe’s Most Distinctive Homes To Open Doors to Area Residents Dec. 8th

A limited number of tickets are available for this popular event!

The non-profit Collegeville Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) is hosting The Second Collegeville Area Holiday House Tour on Sunday, Dec. 8th from 1 to 5 p.m.  Tour participants will be welcomed into eight of Collegeville’s and Trappe’s most interesting homes to see each home’s unique architecture, interior design style, and holiday decorations.  This year’s tour contains a selection of historic properties, newer builds, innovative renovations, and an amazing energy efficient home:

·                     A renovated 1800s era farm house on Fifth Ave. in Collegeville; 

·                     The historic Augustus Lutheran Old Church building dating back to 1743 in Trappe;

·                     A new craftsman-style geothermally heated and foam wrapped highly energy efficient home that uses no fossil fuels on Eighth Ave., Collegeville;

·                     The adorable storybook “Hansel and Gretel” house on Park Ave. in Collegeville;

·                     A beautifully designed Colonial farmhouse reproduction home and a second renovated and fully decorated family home, both on Locust St. in Collegeville;

·                     A warm and rustic new build log home on West First Ave. in Trappe; and

·                     A renovated home that adds the Southern Charm of outdoor living with a four seasons room, outdoor living room and bath, Great Room with a huge cook’s kitchen, large front porch and more on Nicholas Lane in Trappe.

A bonus for this year’s tour goers is 50% off the $4.00 admission price to the historic Muhlenberg House once-a-year Candlelight Tour from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 8th in Trappe.

Additionally, each house tour reservation includes admission to the House Tour Reception following the tour from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Community Music School (CMS) in Trappe. Tour goers can warm up, and enjoy complimentary appetizers catered by Rocco’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, 2013 winner of our “Farmer & the Chef” restaurant competition, as well as complimentary drinks and music by talented CMS faculty while they browse the Silent Auction.

Cost of registration for the tour and reception is $25 per person; $30 on the day of the event. For information or to register, go to www.collegevilledevelopment.org or call Rachael Morrison at 610 454 1050 or e-mail her at manager@collegevilledevelopment.org.  Once individuals are registered for the tour they will be mailed a tour book describing each of the homes and historic properties, a map with all the home locations, and a paper bracelet to wear that identifies them as a participant in the tour.  On the day of the tour, individuals can visit the homes in any order between 1 and 5 p.m. 

Funds raised from the tour benefit the CEDC, whose mission is to attract new businesses to Collegeville, to add meaningful value to existing businesses by promoting them and increasing their customer base, to work in partnership with Ursinus College on town-gown collaborations which benefit the college, business and residential communities, to improve the appearance of our town to make it more appealing, and to offer fun community events for Collegeville area families to make Collegeville a vibrant place to live.  More information is available at www.collegevilledevelopment.org.