Experience a By-Gone Era with the 2015 Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour in neighboring Allegheny West. This year’s tour features restored Victorian homes plus the historic Calvary United Methodist Church, famous for its beautiful Louis Tiffany stained glass windows, all decorated to celebrate a Nineteenth Century Christmas.
These personally guided tours afford a rare opportunity to glimpse a by-gone era and experience the warmth of the season in a truly old-fashioned style. Most homes in Allegheny West are over 100 years old and Victorian in architectural style. Lavishly decorated for the holidays, they recall the late 19th Century birth of the traditional American Christmas: elaborately decorated mantels, towering Christmas trees and pine, holly and mistletoe on stairs and chandeliers.
Tour guides will explain Victorian holiday traditions, provide the history of Allegheny West and its famous Nineteenth Century residents, and discuss the individual homes as they are visited.
At the end of your tour, you can visit one of the world’s largest toy train museums – a private collection of hundreds of colorful train sets from the early 20th century; many of them rolling through enchanting miniature villages. There is an additional charge for the train museum.
The 2015 Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour will be held on Friday, December 11, from 5:00 until 8:00 pm and Saturday, December 12, from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm. For more information about the tour, or to purchase your ticket, visit the 2015 Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour event page. Discounted tickets are available if purchased before November 30.
