Thank You for Another Sold Out Tour

Sold out sign posted at The Tucker House early Saturday of Candlelight Tour weekend.

Thank you to all who attended the 48th Annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®. 2019 was another sell out year with an amazing mix of properties. Your attendance helps assure the continued work of the SPHO.

The Oakwood Awesomettes entertaining at The Murphey School Apartments

The SPHO cannot make the tour happen without the army of 500 volunteers that greet guests, act as docents inside the homes, check-in ticket holders, clean up the neighborhood, provide classic cars for viewing, market the event and organize everyone. Thank you all.

Unloading gift baskets from the truck.

This year the SPHO, as part of its Community Service Project, also threw a small holiday party for the residents of the Murphey School Apartments (senior living) and provided them with holiday gift baskets. Many tour-goers provided small donations that were added up to be bountiful baskets of non-perishables for the residents as well as some needed items for their common areas. Thank you for your support.

A special thank you goes out to our 2019 sponsors:

PLATINUM

Cybergraph Advertising
Edible Art Bakery & Dessert Cafe

GOLD

Metro Digs
The Great Raleigh Trolley

Tour goers boarding The Great Raleigh Trolley.

SILVER

City of Raleigh Parks & Recreation Department
Empire Properties
F.O.Finch III
Historic Oakwood Cemetery
Julie & Jay Blandford
Margaret Maloney
Raleigh Homes Realty

COPPER

Arthur Jordan & Kurt Hurelbrink
Barry & Nancy Kitchener
Bragg Bags and Brooches
Chris Crew & Dee Penven-Crew
DuBois Property Group
Edith Wooten
Jennifer Riedlinger
Justin Boner & Kiernan McGorty
Mary Shaver & Jonathan Janis
Peter & Sylvia Mann
Richard & Cindy Urquhart
Robert M. and Norma W. Tomb
Steve and Trish Sheldon
Trish and John Healy

PEWTER

Eldon Peters
Hamilton Point Investment Advisors
LODEN Properties
Oakwood Pizza Box
Raleigh Walking Tours
Rob Lamme & Associates
SmokeStacks Cafe
Yellow Dog Bread Co.

Save the Date

Mark your calendars for next year’s tour December 12th & 13th, 2020. Tickets will go on sale in the Fall of 2020.

Eclectic Magic of Oakwood - WRAL

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By Bill Leslie, WRAL

RALEIGH, N.C. — “Eclectic” is the first word that comes to mind after taking the Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour over the weekend in Raleigh.

A docent at one of the 12 homes on tour this year said that word fits perfectly.

Oakwood embraces a wide range of ideas, tastes and styles. Our docent went on to say, “We’re all different but we all fit in. We all have a place.”…

SEE VIDEO & READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE…

https://www.wral.com/bill-leslie-eclectic-magic-of-oakwood/18836214/?fbclid=IwAR12CTNYeQI5LyqZacjy5SEBMSUhugroAjXW_GMsY6CtwU_BNr7K4Sz0InY

47th Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Few things beat the Beauty of Historic Oakwood Homes at Christmas

47th Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®
 Lets You Step into Centuries Old Homes Dec. 8 & 9.

 

RALEIGH, N.C. — One of Raleigh's longest-held holiday traditions invites visitors on an intimate tour of Historic Oakwood residences during the 47th annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour® on Saturday and Sunday, December 8 & 9 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Homes featured in the tour date from late-1800’s to mid-1900’s, and range in style from Queen Anne cottages to Neoclassical Revival and Italianate residences. Attendees will witness a mix of holiday décor, either mirroring the home's yesteryears or matching today’s modern lifestyle of the homeowners. Docents at each stop offer insider information such as the home’s unique features, the family lineage and surrounding community.  

 

“It is an honor and a pleasure to open up the doors to these beautiful Historic Oakwood homes during the season,” said Kate Bronstein, Oakwood resident and tour chairperson. “The entire neighborhood buzzes with holiday cheer this time of year – truly a magical season. As always, we are grateful to both the homeowners who open their homes for this event, but also to the public, which makes this event one of Raleigh’s long-standing traditions.”

 

Ticket holders are welcome to tour the properties at their own pace, typically allowing three to four hours to view all the featured homes and the neighborhood. The annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour benefits the non-profit organization The Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood. Advance tickets are available now for purchase for $25 online at www.historicoakwood.org, or beginning November 10th at Logan’s Trading Company, 707 Semart Drive, Seaboard Station, Raleigh. Group rates are also available through December 1. Day-of tickets will be available at The Tucker House, 418 N. Person St. Advance purchases are highly encouraged as 2017 sold out.

 

About the Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®

The 47th annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour offers a chance to walk back in time through some of Raleigh’s oldest and grandest homes. The self-guided tour features different homes each year, and visitors can tour them at their own pace. Get a glimpse of past tours on the Oakwood Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/HistoricOakwood/) and by visiting www.historicoakwood.org.

 

About the Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood

Historic Oakwood is now one of Raleigh's tourist attractions – but it wasn’t always the case. A 1972 announcement of a major thoroughfare planned through the heart of the neighborhood united residents, and the Society for the Preservation of Historic Oakwood, a non-profit corporation, was formed. The thoroughfare plan was thwarted, and the neighborhood revitalization continues to this day through projects such as supporting the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house and facilitating the major restoration of a endangered home on Person Street.

 

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