CAPE MAY – Experience a special holiday tradition with friends and family during Christmas Candlelight House Tours sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Every year since 1974, over a dozen Victorian inns, homes, churches, and hotels open their doors and welcome visitors to share the warmth and hospitality of the season on these popular self-guided tours. Join the merriment during the 41st year of this beloved tradition and kindle your Christmas spirit, on the second of three Christmas Candlelight House Tours this season, Dec. 13, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
You will be welcomed inside with holiday hospitality and cheer. Enjoy Christmas carols by candlelight, strolling musicians along the historic streets of Cape May and beautiful holiday decorations. Travel around town on board a heated trolley shuttle and stop at hospitality centers for warm beverages and holiday treats during your travels.
Featured properties on this second of three Christmas Candlelight House Tours include: The Albert Stevens Inn, 127 Myrtle Avenue; Beauclaire’s B&B Inn, 23 Ocean Street; Cape May’s Designer Show House The Ocean Victorian, 25 Ocean Street; Congress Hall Hotel, Congress Place; The Eldredge House, 417 N. Broadway; The George Ogden House, 737 Washington Street; The John Wesley Inn, 30 Gurney Street; The Mainstay Inn, 635 Columbia Avenue; The Queen Victoria, 102 Ocean Street; The Summer Cottage Inn, 613 Columbia Avenue; The Thomas Webster House, 933 Washington Street; The Wilbraham Mansion, 133 Myrtle Avenue.
Christmas Candlelight House Tours also include a visit to Cape May’s authentically decorated Victorian house museum, the Emlen Physick Estate at 1048 Washington St., and the exhibit “An Old-Fashioned Christmas: Holiday Traditions through the Years” in the Carroll Gallery located in the Carriage House of the Physick Estate. The exhibit’s main attraction is a display featuring favorite Christmas toys, model trains and vintage Christmas memories, all beneath the boughs of a giant Christmas tree.
Two conveniently located hospitality centers, the Carriage House at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., and the Cape Island Baptist Church, Columbia Ave. & Gurney Street, will be open from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., allowing visitors to enjoy warm beverages and traditional holiday treats. Free shuttle service on heated trolleys is provided throughout the evening.
Admission to the Christmas Candlelight House Tour is $25 for adults and $20 for children (ages 3 to 12). The tour is limited; it is strongly recommended that tickets be reserved in advance by calling 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visiting www.capemaymac.org. Any remaining tickets on the day of the tour may be purchased at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth, Washington and Ocean streets. Properties on the tour are subject to change.
The final Christmas Candlelight House Tour will be held Dec. 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) is a multifaceted not-for-profit organization committed to promoting the preservation, interpretation, and cultural enrichment of the Cape May region for its residents and visitors. MAC membership is open to all. For information about MAC’s year-round schedule of tours, festivals, and special events, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278, or visit MAC’s Web site at www.capemaymac.org. For information about restaurants, accommodations and shopping, call the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609-884-5508. For information about historic accommodations, contact Cape May Historic Accommodations at www.capemaylodging.com.
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