Oread Neighborhood Holiday Homes Tour Showcases Historic Houses
The annual Oread Neighborhood holiday homes tour features 1045 Tenn Eric and Susan Cleveland’s renovated working man’s Victorian and 1008 Ohio Marci Francisco’s 1863 stone house with Quantrill’s raid history. Decorators from Prairie Found Studio Halcyon House and Prairie Patches plan naturalist and Kansas themed displays, with tickets $7.50 in advance $10 at the door through local shops and museums.
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Snow Village
Ahlert
Tenn
Eric and
Susan Cleveland
Thomas J. Collins
Pam Carvalho
Prairie Found
Baldwin
Ohio
Marci Francisco
Francisco
W. David Francisco
Kansas City
George
Annie Bell
Quantrill
Bell
Jennifer Baur
Prairie Patches and
Spectator’s
Cinda Garrison
Prairie Patches
North Woods Santa
Halcyon House
Dillons
Eldridge Hotel
Second Chance
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Benedict House restoration ties Lawrence loan to National Trust
Rockhill and LPA board member Oliver Finney navigate a $200,000 budget to convert the Benedict House into three cottages and two rental apartments. The project earned a rare National Trust low-interest loan for rehabilitation and new construction, marking Kansas’ first such financing and prompting extensive review and 14 design iterations. Crests and original details are being restored while locals contribute salvaged doors windows and a stair post to preserve the home’s character.
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Rockhill
Lawrence
Kansas
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Dan Ragle
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Oread
Franciscos
Uptown Gardens
Mass
Kathy Swanson
Benedict House
Lawrence Preservation Alliance
Dan Rockhill
Watkins Museum
Jan Pence
S.C. Pomeroy’s
Judy Sweets
Marge Ragle
Joel
Nancy Fritzel
Peace Garden Center
Lawrence Doll Collectors Club
Calico
Barbara Brackman
Brackman
Richard Gwin
Eric
Benedict
Finney
National Agency
Staton Breidenthal
Poinsettias
15Th
New York
Lo Ree Ali
Lawrence Ave
Bob
Bernina
Bernette
Passar
Bob's Bernina
Bob's Sxbernina Sewing & Vacuum Center
Holiday Plaza
Iowa