December 4, 2009 Night Time Adventure

Tianderah
Originally uploaded by JuneNY

My friend Carol heard about a self guided tour of historical homes in Gilbertsville, New York called DRESSED UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS. It was a fundraiser for the Gilbertsville Free Library. She and I made arrangements to go and she asked her friend, Sarah, to join us.

We met up in Morris for supper at the pizzeria. Then we headed to Gilbertsville and we met Sarah at the library. There was a very long and slow line. When we got into the building, we could see why it was so slow. They were making copies of the itinerary and map one at a time on a copy machine that was acting up. We finally paid our admission price and got the information. We spent a few minutes looking around the library and then headed on our way.

We decided to check out the EMPIRE first, which is an old inn that has been restored. They have an interesting huge old safe which they have not been able to open yet. They offered us refreshments and told us about the history of the place. They are in the process of getting the rooms upstairs ready to rent out.

There were four houses on the tour. We walked to two of them. Then we drove to Tianderah, which is a small mansion. This place was just gorgeous inside and the owners were there, greeting guests and answering questions. Later on I found out that this property which has a lot of acreage, is for sale for three million dollars. This small mansion is an example of Queen Anne Romanesque Mansion. It was designed by Architect William Ralph Emerson and built in 1887. Pictures I took of the inside of this home can be viewed here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/juneny/sets/72157623469889042/

After that we went to the last house, which was a smaller modest stone home.

All of the homes were decorated for Christmas and had refreshments available. Since it was dark, I did not get pictures of the outside of the houses. I will go back someday soon during the day and take pictures of the outside.