Maury Christmas Home Tour 2021
Mississippi has Natchez and Columbus, Alabama has Eufaula, and Tennessee has Maury County.
Maury County, Tennessee has more Antebellum structures than any other place in the state, making it a destination for all lovers of history and design. Join us the first weekend of December, all of this history is rolled together into one historic home tour. Known as the Maury Christmas Historic Home tour, will feature the best sites the county has to offer—and it’s a bargain. The event started in 1951 as the “Majestic Middle Tennessee Tour of Homes” and was held annually in the fall. Over the years, it has evolved into the Maury Christmas Historic Home Tour held yearly during the first weekend in December.
James K. Polk Home
The tour typically features around nine sites (sometimes more, sometimes less). Tickets are $25 and gives guests access to all of the tour sites. Historic Elm Springs has agreed to be on this year’s tour. This home, built in 1835, was nearly lost by fire during the Civil War. Come and hear how it was saved! Tour the Historic Athenaeum Rectory. The home is all that remains of two famous all-girl schools that that flourished in the 1830’s until the Great Depression. The home was occupied by the same family for over 130 years. The Athenaeum is recently restored and its newly appointed furnishings and papered walls are worth the ticket alone!
And how many home tours can boast a home of a US President? Our tour can! The President James K. Polk Home is a mainstay of the Maury Christmas Tour and is the only house—other than the White House—that President Polk called home. The home features many of the furnishings he and the First Lady had while in the White House.
Athenaeum
As a matter of fact, just touring the Athenaeum, Elm Springs, and the Polk Home would normally cost well over $25. During the Maury Christmas Historic Home Tour, a $25 ticket gives you access to the Athenaeum, Elm Springs, the Polk Home, and many other sites not typically on tour during the year. Once you purchase your tickets you will receive a brochure with all the participating sites. You get to decide which sites you want to visit or stop by all of them. The homes will be dressed for Christmas and many of the sites have gift shops, so plan on doing some Christmas shopping while on the tour. Speaking of shopping, several area antiques and small business stores in the area will be having open houses. All small businesses and nonprofits need your support and love right now, so while on the tour please shop local in Columbia, Mt. Pleasant and Spring Hill.
Elm Springs
The Maury Christmas Home Tour is the annual fund-raiser of the Maury County Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA). Proceeds from this event go toward the operating cost and continued maintenance of the historic Athenaeum. The Maury County APTA and the Maury County Visitor’s Bureau are proud sponsors of the Maury Christmas Historic Home Tour. To find out more information about the Maury Christmas Historic Home Tour or purchase your tickets, be sure to visit MauryChristmas.org or call (931) 797-3316.