The tour will feature seven beautiful, historic village homes that date from the 18th and 19th centuries - Essex Historical Society's Pratt House and Hill's Academy and the Connecticut River Museum will also be included; boutique wares, table top trees, silent auction items, and refreshments, will also be available at the Town Hall; tickets will be available at $25 each in advance from Stonewear and the Peddler (Essex), Gather (Ivoryton), Saybrook Country Barn and Thurstons (Old Saybrook), The Bower Bird (Old Lyme), Celebrations (Deep River), Ceramica (Chester), Walter Loden and Homeward Bound in Madison. The day of the tour, tickets will be sold for $30 at the Essex Town Hall. Tickets orders received after December 7 will be held there. When ordering by mail, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope, and send your checks to: Child and Family Agency, Holiday House Tour, 168 River Road, Essex, CT. 06426; www.childandfamily.com or call (860)443-2896

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