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'Tis the season for historic holiday house tours
Date: 11/26/2011 Album ID: 1367351
Photos by Stephanie Cordle and Robert Cohen of the Post-Dispatch
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The Campbell House Museum and Chatillon-DeMenil House are two of those featured to tour. Others to check out are the Eugene Field House, The Old Courthouse and the Tower Grove House and Museum Building.
The exterior of the Chatillon-DeMenil House is decorated simply for the holidays. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Typical of 19th century holiday tradition, gentlemen callers would leave paper cones filled with candy for the eligible teenage daughters. The cones decorate a tabletop at the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Christmas tree decorations of flowers, berries and other natural things filled trees of families of the 19th century, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Christmas tree decorations of flowers, berries and other natural things filled trees of families of the 19th century, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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A tour by members of the University of Missouri's Fortnightly Club filled one of the parlours of the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Fruit decorated wreaths filled 19th century homes, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. In order to keep wildlife from invading the historic home, artificial food is used as a substitute. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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A Christmas tree decorated with wooden fans is centered between two fireplaces of a parlour inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Wooden fans decorate a Christmas tree in the parlour of the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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During the 19th century, traditional 'spider webs' of yarn holding dangling presents were built as children slept on Christmas Eve, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Each child in the home would have a different color of yarn that they would follow to collect their bounty. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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During the 19th century, traditional 'spider webs' of yarn holding dangling presents were built as children slept on Christmas Eve, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Each child in the home would have a different color of yarn that they would follow to collect their bounty. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Christmas tree decorations of flowers, berries and other natural things filled trees of families of the 19th century, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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During the traditional French reveillon feast, Christmas Eve mass is followed by 13 desserts on the table, a representation of Jesus and the apostles, as seen inside the Chatillon-DeMenil House. In order to keep wildlife from invading the historic home, artificial food is used as a substitute. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Holiday decorations in the dining room at the Campbell House in St. Louis, Monday, November 14, 2011. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, scordle@post-dispatch.com
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Fresh fruits (or fruits that look fresh) are a big feature in holiday decorations in the dining room at the Campbell House, in St. Louis, Monday, November 14, 2011. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, scordle@post-dispatch.com
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Holiday decorations in the parlor at the Campbell House in St. Louis, Monday, November 14, 2011. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, scordle@post-dispatch.com
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A reindeer surrounded by pine and fresh fruit spruces up a mantel in a morning room at the Campbell House in St. Louis, Monday, November 14, 2011. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, scordle@post-dispatch.com
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Holiday decorations in the parlor at the Campbell House in St. Louis, Monday, November 14, 2011. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, scordle@post-dispatch.com
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