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2010 Historic Garden Week In Gloucester, Virginia
Saturday, April 24, 2009 Info, 2010 info will be posted as soon as available. Please use the following as a reference only. Historic Garden Week, entering its 76th season, is the oldest and largest statewide house and garden tour event in the country. Sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, forty-seven associate clubs across the Commonwealth present a rich mosaic of some of the country’s finest properties from the early 17th through the early 21st centuries at the peak of Virginia’s springtime color. Proceeds from the tour provide funding to restore historic public gardens and grounds throughout Virginia. Meet history and tradition commingled with 21st century living as you enjoy Virginia Historic Garden Week in Gloucester , Va. The Garden Club of Gloucester invites you to visit the historic properties White Hall, a 17th century land grant plantation; The Barn at Warner Hall, a conversion of an 18th century barn at the ancestral home of George Washington; Five Gables, a Colonial Revival home with 3 sunrooms and 130 windows, every window having a view of the water. All three homes are in close proximity and White Hall and Five Gables are adjacent to each other via the Ware River.Delicious lunch choices Enhance your day with a box lunch at historic Zion Poplars Baptist Church or a seated lunch at The Inn at Warner Hall. Both locations are close to the homes. Reservations are required for lunch.Lunch at Warner Hall is $20 per person with limited seating at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Reservations must be made by April 10 by sending checks payable to the Garden Club of Gloucester.Zion Poplars Baptist Church is the first independent African-American Baptist church in Gloucester and is listed in the Virginia Landmarks Registry. Lunch is $ 12.50 per person and checks must be mailed to Mrs. Emily Jones, P.O. Box1252, Gloucester, VA 23061 by April 17. Make checks payable to Zion Poplars Baptist Church. For more on Historic Garden Week in Virginia, complete information is posted at www.vagardenweek.org. If you would like additional information on the Gloucester tour, places to stay, places to eat, or directions, please contact Becky Meeker, 804-693-4490 or rbmeeker8@yahoo.comBetty Barr Ould, 804-693-3773 For advance tickets, contact Jaye DuPaul: waresjaye@aol.com
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Gloucester Tourism Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism Last Update by D. R. Carter March 08, 2010 |
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