YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE 28th ANNUAL
ALLEGHENY WEST VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS HOUSE TOUR
TO EXPERIENCE CHRISTMAS AS IT WAS CELEBRATED OVER 100 YEARS AGO!

The 28th Annual Old Allegheny Victorian Christmas House Tour will be held Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th in historic Allegheny West on Pittsburgh's North Side.

This incredibly popular tour will feature 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.

Tours will be scheduled at 12-minute intervals between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Friday evening, 10:00 am and 8:00 pm on Saturday. There are a maximum of 25 guests on each tour.

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. This unique tour is part of Rick Sebak's Emmy Award® winning documentary, Happy Holidays in Pittsburgh showcasing the finest holiday celebrations in Western Pennsylvania.

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.

A Holiday Shoppe will be available at the conclusion of the tour in Jones Hall where a cup of hot cider will warm you while you browse the antiques, gifts and a variety of handcrafted items. Tickets for the regular tour are $20 per person.

After completely selling for the past two years, the High Tea Tours on Saturday afternoon are back! Guests will meet for high tea in a private residence (open only to those attending the tea) and then continue on with a complete guided tour. Check back in September 2008 for the schedule of High Tea Tours.

Or if you don't want to wait for High Tea, join us for one of our Brunch Tours. Guests will meet for brunch in a private residence (open only to those attending the tea) and then continue on with a complete guided tour. Check back in September 2008 for the schedule of Brunch Tours.

The guided tours will originate from Calvary United Methodist Church located on the corner of Allegheny and Beech Avenues in the Allegheny West Historic District. Light refreshments including coffee, tea, soda, hot chocolate, cider, roast beef sandwiches, hot dogs, chili, cakes, and cookies will be available for sale prior to the start of the tour. Allegheny West is located just west of the Aviary and West Park and north of the stadiums on Pittsburgh's Near North Side. Free parking is available in specially designated CCAC parking lots.