Hearthside House Guided Evening Tour

The new season of tours and programs begins at Hearthside this month and for the first time, guided tours are being offered on a weeknight.

On Thursday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m., visitors may take an in-depth guided tour through the house and learn about its history

and of the many families who lived there.  Featured on the tour is the Talbot family weaving collection, made up of 18th century

looms, spinning wheels, winders and other equipment.  Coverlets and examples of the antique patterns that the nationally-renowned

Talbots wove at Hearthside while operating their hand weaving business in the attic from 1904-1926 are also on display.

Known as “the house that love built,” Hearthside has a romantic past with the legendary story of it being built by Stephen Hopkins

Smith with lottery winnings for a young woman he wished to marry.  The 1810 home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

for its significant architecture and history.  It has been home to 11 different families and is now owned by the Town of Lincoln.  It has been

transformed into a house museum, where the stories of our past are being kept alive, by the nonprofit volunteer organization, Friends of Hearthside.

Proceeds from tours and events support the continued restoration of the building.

“The weeknight tour is ideal for those who work weekends or to gather friends for an after-work outing,” states Kathy Hartley, president of the group.

The tour, led by guides in period attire, will kick off at 6:30 and conclude by 7:45 p.m.  Admission is $10 for adults; $5 students ages 10-17.

Hearthside is located at 677 Great Road, Lincoln.  For more information, call 726-0597 or www.hearthsidehouse.org.