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By Helen Williams
Special to the Rappahannock News
The women of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington are again readying for their annual fall fiind raiser — the House Tbur and sale of dried flower arrangements that marks the month of October in Rappahannock County.
This is the 46th year of this annual fall event and as usual, it brings together the talents and skills of many of the community. Writers, flower growers, dried flower experts, designers, owners of the tour homes, parking and route specialists — all are again gathering together to make the weekend of Oct. 19 and 20 as good or better than the past tour weekends.
Of course, it all starts long before September, when the flower growers plant their gardens and when chairs Louise Ellis and Judy Tble gather their committees and chose the tour houses.
This year, the area of Washington, Va. is the site of the three tour houses, whose architectural styles cover three centuries of American domestic architecture.
The oldest, in the town itself, is the Kevis House, originally the 1750 town jail, and now a beautifully renovated home belonging to Charles and Carroll Kevis.
Middleton Inn, an 1850 Federal style brick manor house, owned by journalist Mary Anne Kuhn, and also in the town of Washington, represents the 19th century. For several years, the Inn has been the teahouse for the tour, but this year the entire Inn is open for touring as well as for the tea.
The third and final tour house is the home of Mike and Bette Mahoney in Tiger Valley. The Mahoney’s home, Stoneledge, is a 25year-old home constructed of stones from Estes Mill in Sperryville.
Admission for the House Tour is $15 for viewing all three houses,
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