Mudd House Victorian Christmas

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Along the way Thomas, stop in for a tour at Surratt House. We stopped doing candlelight tours (three nights of them) after about 35 years, but we now decorate the house and show it off for two weeks before Christmas. Our schedule this year starts this Wednesday, December 2, and runs through Sunday, December 13. (Wed-Fri, 11am to 3 pm with last tours at 2:30 and Sat-Sun, noon to 4 pm, last tours at 3:30).

We try to stay to more traditional decorations of the mid-1800s, but naturally we have to throw in a little glitz! This year, our emphasis will be on antique dolls and toys. We will be "All Dolled Up" for the holidays, with such displays in nearly every room of the house to delight young and old. We also have a wonderful Christmas booklet on traditions from that era. It just seems to get thicker each year. It is a gift to all our visitors.