ELSAH — Nine private residences will be decorated for the holidays and open to the public for tours at Historic Elsah Foundation’s Home for the Holidays House Tour from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
Many of the homes on the tour were constructed in the mid-19th century, often with the stone from the local quarry.
In addition to the private homes on the tour, other points of interest in Elsah, which are open to all, are the Village Museum, Farley’s Music Hall, the Village Civic Center and historic school room, Maple Leaf Cottage Inn, Green Tree Inn, Elsah General Store, Jeremiah’s Save Eliestoun store and Christian Science Reading Room.
Musical entertainment will take place in both churches in the village.
For transportation around the town, horse and carriage rides and a shuttle are available and included in the cost of the ticket.
- Advanced ticket price, $15 (available at historicelsah.org/tour)
- Day of event ticket price, $18
- Optional lunch by My Just Desserts, $11 (served 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
House tour tickets may be purchased at Elsah General Store, Elsah Museum, Green Tree Inn, Maple Leaf Cottage Inn, and Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau. Advanced and online ticket purchases may be picked up at the Civic Center at 51 Mill Street. Day-of-event tickets may also be purchased at the Civic Center.