NRPS Kitchens Tour Returns This Weekend

Newtown Residential Preservation Society is once again planning an event that will offer visitors the opportunity to visit the heart of eight homes. The Fourth Annual NRPS Kitchens Tour will be held on Sunday, October 15, from 11 am until 3 pm.

Tickets are $20 in advance, or $25 on the day of the tour if they are available. The number of tickets is limited, in order to control the number of people who are allowed into the privately-owned homes during the five-hour span.

There are eight homes on this year’s tour, and they are spread over approximately 35 (as the crow flies) of Newtown’s 60-plus square acres. Ticket-holders should plan on spending a few hours on the tour if they want to fully appreciate each kitchen.

As in years past, those who purchase “tickets” receive a booklet with the address of each kitchen, a map to find their way to the homes, driving directions between the homes (with a suggested route given, although ticket-holders are welcome to visit the kitchens in the order of their choice), and descriptions of each home and kitchen.

The kitchens this year include one in a home originally built in 1826, another kitchen is found in a 1978 spec house which was purchased midway through its construction, therefore allowing customization.

The third kitchen combines European elegance with “eclectic whimsy in design,” according to tour organizers, while another kitchen can be found within a 4,100-square foot log cabin, taking visitors from the rustic beauty of the home’s exterior into an architecturally open floor plan.

A 2005 Colonial-style home has a kitchen designed to be a showcase of the talents and treasure of its owners, with European style with Tuscan accents with a variety of tile, granite and stone.

This year there is also a circa 1976 semi-custom cottage, an 1840s farmhouse, and a Mediterranean style kitchen.

Tickets for the kitchens tour are available in advance at The Little Green Barn, Magic Garden, Shear Image, UK Gourmet, The UPS Store and Victoria Yarrow in Newtown; Kitchen Traditions, Klaff’s and La Pietra in Danbury; and Addessi Jewelers in Ridgefield.

For additional information or to reserve tickets call Richard Coburn at 426-0406; Janis Opdahl, 270-9344; or Jack Russo, 364-9921.