Social - December 2003

Homes for the Holidays

Lincoln Arts Council to host annual Star Light Tour

By DIANE TURBYFILL, Staff Writer

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Viewing outdoor decorations is a Christmas tradition for many, but this year try stepping inside some of Lincolnton’s hidden holiday treasures.

The Lincoln Arts Council will host the Star Light Tour of Homes Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m.

The tour will include eight locations — four private homes, a church, a parish house, an apartment and the Lincoln Cultural Center.

“We’ve never had a church on our tour before,” says Mary Jane Howard, executive director of the Lincoln Arts Council. “Most of our churches have a lot of historical significance as well as the aesthetic beauty of them. We hope to have a different church every year.”

Featured in this year’s event include the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tipton, Anna Lisa Johannessen and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brogden. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Parish House are decorated for the occasion, along with the rectory — the home of the Rev. Jane and Norman Kempster.

The recently refurbished loft apartment above Court Street Grill will be decked out for the holidays, and the Lincoln Cultural Center will be alive with activity.

The Tiptons’ home, located at 619 N. Laurel St., was built in the early 1920s by the Paul Rhodes family.

Right next door, the Brogdens’ home is located at 627 N. Laurel St. The late Victorian-style house on the corner of North Laurel and Dixon streets was built in the 1920s.

The Johannessen house is located at the corner of Grove and Linwood streets. It is believed to have been built in 1900 by George and Sarah Kiser.

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Parish House and Rectory are located in the 300 block of North Cedar Street All three buildings are on the National Registry of Historic Places.

The RS Reinhardt Loft is located at 113 NW Court Square. The model loft is an example of Upstairs Downtown, a cooperative project of the DDA, Carolina Furniture Mart, King’s Office Supply, Chatty Patti’s, Classic Art and Framing, Modern Electric & Plumbing and building owners Jamey and Charlotte Farmer.

The Lincoln Cultural Center, built in 1922, once housed First Baptist Church.

The galleries at the center will be filled with the works of Anne Godfrey and Carroll Morell. The artists’ show opens Sunday at 2 p.m. and will include exhibits, “Journeys in Watercolor” and “Paris in the Rain.”

Seasonal music will flood from the performance hall of the center beginning at 3 p.m. for the Lincoln Choral Guild’s annual Christmas program. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.

The Lincoln County Museum of History will be open featuring its exhibit, “In the Grain.”

The gift shop will also be open for the event.

“We thought people could come and hear the kids sing, go on the tour, come back and have refreshments, see the art show and buy Christmas presents in the gift shop,” Howard says.

Tickets for the tour are $12 and are on sale at Kate McCall’s on Pine Street, St. Luke’s House on McBee Street, Downtown Development Association on Main Street, Anna Lisa’s on Grove Street and at the Lincoln Cultural Center.

For more information call 704-732-9044.

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