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Home Byline Stories - News Shrewsbury Garden Club hosts annual Holiday House Tour
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Shrewsbury Garden Club hosts annual Holiday House Tour

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    By Joyce DeWallace, Contributing Writer

    For the past 18 years, Jim and Hannah Kane have acted as stewards of this 1751 former tavern.
    For the past 18 years, Jim and Hannah Kane have acted as stewards of this 1751 former tavern.

    Shrewsbury – Since 1957, the Shrewsbury Garden Club has supported many community beautification projects. Members recently held a Holiday House Tour to raise money for their various missions.

    The oldest home on the tour was the former Pease Tavern built in 1751 and now owned by Jim and Hannah Kane. (Jim is the chair of the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen while his wife is a state representative.)  The Porter House was built in 1846 as part of the Howe family farm. If walls could talk, these historic homes would have many tales to tell. The other three tour homes were built in the 1970s and ‘80s and represent a broad cross section of neighborhoods throughout the town.

    All the decorations reflected the owners’ personal styles, with many of the ornaments collected from travels from as near as the Cape and Nantucket and as far as all corners of the globe. Fragrant greens, yards of ribbon, nativity sets, villages, baskets, fresh flowers and bright colored lights set the stage for holiday gatherings. Local florist and vendors donated goods for the event.

    Photos/Joyce DeWallace

    Helen Porter, who is a font of historic information, stands on original floor boards in the dining room of their 1846 farmhouse.
    Helen Porter, who is a font of historic information, stands on original floor boards in the dining room of their 1846 farmhouse.
    Family traditions are emphasized in the eclectic collection of ornaments on the tree in the home of Ann and Matt Cairns.
    Family traditions are emphasized in the eclectic collection of ornaments on the tree in the home of Ann and Matt Cairns.
    Christine Yablonski shows off one of the many nativity scenes that are part of her holiday decorations.
    Christine Yablonski shows off one of the many nativity scenes that are part of her holiday decorations.
    Rocky and Anne Trotto enjoy a non-traditional pink and gold Christmas tree in their Colonial home.
    Rocky and Anne Trotto enjoy a non-traditional pink and gold Christmas tree in their Colonial home.

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