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The Episcopal Church Women of Bromfield Parish will hold their annual house tour and dried arrangment display and sale on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22 from 1 to 5 p.m.
The three houses to be toured are Avon Hall and Mt. Prospect in Washington, Va. and Wakefield Manor at Huntly, Va.
Avon Hall was originally built in the early 1800s by the Baggarly family on Gay street next to the county offices.
In 1931, Clyde Baggarly, a grandson of the first builder, moved the house to its present site and added the classical pillars. The front door of the house was retrieved from the old British Embassy in Washington, D. C.
The present owner, Mr. William Carrigar, has furnished the house with furniture from the estates of well known people.
There will be a sales room at this house for those wishing to purchase dried arrangements. Tea will also be served at Avon Hall.
Mt. Prospect, a small Victorian farm house is located on Route 211 on the west side of Washington and commands an artist’s view of the town as well ak an overwhelming view of the Blue Ridge.
Built of brick around 1870 in the shape of a Maltese Cross, it is an unusual example of American Victorian architecture. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller, the present owners, have renovated it without spoiling the original plan.‘ Many delightful old family pieces will be seen there.
Wakefield Manor was built at the turn of the present century by the late Basil Gordon when he was State Senator. It is an example of the summer homes of the Edward
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