Take A Tour Of

Historic Homes & Gardens

Newtown Historical Society is once again coordinating a self-guided tour of historic homes and gardens in Newtown. This year’s tour, the tenth such event for the benefit of the historical society, will be Saturday, July 10, between 11 am and 5 pm. Tickets are $20 each, are available at C.H. Booth Library, and come with a map to the properties which this year include three circa 1700 homes and gardens, an 1800s barn recently converted into a house, a 25-acre estate, a beautifully restored 1800s home that was once part of Fairfield Hills Hospital, and the gardens of two of Newtown’s master gardeners. Paula Stephan, left, is contacting past docents/greeters and looking for new ones for this year’s tour. Marcia Cavanaugh, a member of The Garden Club of Newtown, will be creating floral arrangements for each home. For additional information, to purchase tickets or to learn more about being a docent leave a message on the historical society’s answering machine (426-5937).