2023 West Liberty Christmas Tour of Homes
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 4:00-8:00pm
The Village of West Liberty is pleased to announce the 2023 Christmas Tour of Homes.
Our downtown will be open all evening, featuring our local shops, coffee & bake shop, Marie's Candies, The Pig in a Pickle Food Truck, and more. West Liberty will provide a unique evening shopping experience, along with the Tour of Homes! The village will also provide a Trolley to take you from one location in the village to the next! (Please note some houses are not within village limits). Please join us for a wonderful evening of enjoying Christmas in the Village!
Tickets are $20.00 per person. Tickets are available for purchase at The Town Hall located at 201 N. Detroit St.
Online tickets are also available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-liberty-christmas-tour-of-homes-tickets-740375762837?aff=oddtdtcreator (Online tickets include credit card fees, and please note that tickets will still need to be picked up at Town Hall.)
The Village of West Liberty is pleased to announce the 2023 Christmas Tour of Homes.
Our downtown will be open all evening, featuring our local shops, coffee & bake shop, Marie's Candies, The Pig in a Pickle Food Truck, and more. West Liberty will provide a unique evening shopping experience, along with the Tour of Homes! The village will also provide a Trolley to take you from one location in the village to the next! (Please note some houses are not within village limits). Please join us for a wonderful evening of enjoying Christmas in the Village!
Tickets are $20.00 per person. Tickets are available for purchase at The Town Hall located at 201 N. Detroit St.
Online tickets are also available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-liberty-christmas-tour-of-homes-tickets-740375762837?aff=oddtdtcreator (Online tickets include credit card fees, and please note that tickets will still need to be picked up at Town Hall.)
Learn More About the 2023 Homes & Locations
The 2023 tour will include eight stops, three within the Village limits and five outside of town. Inside the Village are the Town Hall, The Peoples Savings & Loan Company, and the Poland Home. Outside of the village are the Longaberger Home, the Bodie Home, the Chamberlain Home, the Sells Home, the Red Hawk Ridge Retreat Airbnb.
The first stop on the tour will be the Town Hall recently restored second floor Opera House located at 201 North Detroit Street. There will be live music from 4-8 at the Opera House, including Bill Purk & Friends, Bellefontaine High School Varsity Choir, West Liberty Salem High School Varsity Choir, the Cole girls, and the West Liberty First Church of God.
Trolley rides will be available between the tour stops inside the Village. The local restaurants and stores will stay open late. If you stop in each store, you will be entered in a drawing for Liberty Bucks for your Christmas shopping needs.
The second stop on the tour will be the Poland Home, located at 309 East Newell Street. The homeowner said the charm of the cute story and a half home is what initially attracted her to it. Her favorite room is the living and dining room in the center of the home. Family members love gathering together at the home because it is so cozy and comforting to spend time there. The home is full of adorable mementos, such as the quilt on the bedroom wall hand stitched by her cousin, the cabins which nod to her father’s maple syrup business, and numerous handmade cabinets made by her late husband.
The third stop on the tour will be The Peoples Savings & Loan Company West Liberty Branch located at 110 N Detroit St. The bank was founded in 1890 in West Liberty, and they have been in this location since 1995. The new loan department just opened in their expanded space in 2023. This location was originally built as a bank building in 1895. The discovery of the wall mural during their remodeling this year predates the building. It has been beautifully restored. Other notable features include the beautiful tin ceilings and original vault.
The fourth stop on the tour is the Longaberger home located at 9348 CR 47. This home was also included in the 2023 Summer Garden Tour. The family was fortunate enough to build their dream home here in 2019. They used reclaimed barn wood from a local barn to build their oven vent hood and outdoor table on the back porch. Their favorite room in the home is the downstair bathroom because of its black walls, floral artwork and acrylic features with gold accents. The master bathroom is another favorite feature with the tile walk in shower and antique claw foot tube, and crystal chandeliers. The downstairs is also built around a unique pantry featuring 2 large wood antique display cabinets from a clothing store in Bellefontaine. They are perfect for storage and to display the owner’s glassware collection.
Next stop on the tour is the Bodie Home located at 4193 Sullivan Rd. Chris is retired from International Harvester and has lived here for twenty years. She loves restoring old houses and bringing them back to life. The home was built by Parker Sullivan (1782-1852) in the early 1800s. Sullivan Road was named after him. Chris’s favorite room in the home is the kitchen where she can see outside from every angle. Her favorite feature is the east porch. She enjoys spending time there watching sunrises, and the crops moving like ocean waves.
The sixth stop on the tour is the Chamberlain Home at 1111 E SR 296. Lee & Heather and their family have resided here since 2012. The home was originally built by Charles and Barbara (Woodruff) Patrick. The stately manor of the home and the size is what first attracted the Chamberlains to the home The stone exterior and the front room with staircase and double chandelier sold them on the property. Heather says she loves the woodwork and hardwood floors as well as the front room the best. They love to host parties of all kinds. Another interesting feature is the Vegas style Master Bedroom Suite.
Next stop is the Sells Home. The owners Richard & Connie (Crabtree) Sells have lived here since 1988, but the family history goes back further. Connie’s parents bought this farm in 1942, a year before Connie was born. She grew up on the farm with her four siblings milking dairy cows and farming the surrounding land. Her brother, Sam, still farms it today. In 2022, the Sells property was hit by a tornado, and they lost the dairy barn. The other structures on the property sustained much damage as well. Connie used that unfortunate turn of events to fix up the old milk house into a she shed retreat that she has been enjoying all year. Her favorite room in the home is the kitchen and her new stone patio. Connie and Dick have hosted many Crabtree and Sells family get togethers over the years.
The final stop on the tour is the Red Hawk Ridge Retreat Airbnb owned by Tom & Malia Hughes, both local Realtors and Real Estate Investors. They purchased the home a little over a year ago and eventually decided to turn it into a short term rental. Their favorite feature of the home is the wrap around porch. The home sleeps 10 guests.
Don’t miss the 2023 West Liberty Christmas Tour of Homes, it will be one for the books! Saturday, December 9, 4-8pm. Start at the Town Hall or The Chamberlain Home!
The first stop on the tour will be the Town Hall recently restored second floor Opera House located at 201 North Detroit Street. There will be live music from 4-8 at the Opera House, including Bill Purk & Friends, Bellefontaine High School Varsity Choir, West Liberty Salem High School Varsity Choir, the Cole girls, and the West Liberty First Church of God.
Trolley rides will be available between the tour stops inside the Village. The local restaurants and stores will stay open late. If you stop in each store, you will be entered in a drawing for Liberty Bucks for your Christmas shopping needs.
The second stop on the tour will be the Poland Home, located at 309 East Newell Street. The homeowner said the charm of the cute story and a half home is what initially attracted her to it. Her favorite room is the living and dining room in the center of the home. Family members love gathering together at the home because it is so cozy and comforting to spend time there. The home is full of adorable mementos, such as the quilt on the bedroom wall hand stitched by her cousin, the cabins which nod to her father’s maple syrup business, and numerous handmade cabinets made by her late husband.
The third stop on the tour will be The Peoples Savings & Loan Company West Liberty Branch located at 110 N Detroit St. The bank was founded in 1890 in West Liberty, and they have been in this location since 1995. The new loan department just opened in their expanded space in 2023. This location was originally built as a bank building in 1895. The discovery of the wall mural during their remodeling this year predates the building. It has been beautifully restored. Other notable features include the beautiful tin ceilings and original vault.
The fourth stop on the tour is the Longaberger home located at 9348 CR 47. This home was also included in the 2023 Summer Garden Tour. The family was fortunate enough to build their dream home here in 2019. They used reclaimed barn wood from a local barn to build their oven vent hood and outdoor table on the back porch. Their favorite room in the home is the downstair bathroom because of its black walls, floral artwork and acrylic features with gold accents. The master bathroom is another favorite feature with the tile walk in shower and antique claw foot tube, and crystal chandeliers. The downstairs is also built around a unique pantry featuring 2 large wood antique display cabinets from a clothing store in Bellefontaine. They are perfect for storage and to display the owner’s glassware collection.
Next stop on the tour is the Bodie Home located at 4193 Sullivan Rd. Chris is retired from International Harvester and has lived here for twenty years. She loves restoring old houses and bringing them back to life. The home was built by Parker Sullivan (1782-1852) in the early 1800s. Sullivan Road was named after him. Chris’s favorite room in the home is the kitchen where she can see outside from every angle. Her favorite feature is the east porch. She enjoys spending time there watching sunrises, and the crops moving like ocean waves.
The sixth stop on the tour is the Chamberlain Home at 1111 E SR 296. Lee & Heather and their family have resided here since 2012. The home was originally built by Charles and Barbara (Woodruff) Patrick. The stately manor of the home and the size is what first attracted the Chamberlains to the home The stone exterior and the front room with staircase and double chandelier sold them on the property. Heather says she loves the woodwork and hardwood floors as well as the front room the best. They love to host parties of all kinds. Another interesting feature is the Vegas style Master Bedroom Suite.
Next stop is the Sells Home. The owners Richard & Connie (Crabtree) Sells have lived here since 1988, but the family history goes back further. Connie’s parents bought this farm in 1942, a year before Connie was born. She grew up on the farm with her four siblings milking dairy cows and farming the surrounding land. Her brother, Sam, still farms it today. In 2022, the Sells property was hit by a tornado, and they lost the dairy barn. The other structures on the property sustained much damage as well. Connie used that unfortunate turn of events to fix up the old milk house into a she shed retreat that she has been enjoying all year. Her favorite room in the home is the kitchen and her new stone patio. Connie and Dick have hosted many Crabtree and Sells family get togethers over the years.
The final stop on the tour is the Red Hawk Ridge Retreat Airbnb owned by Tom & Malia Hughes, both local Realtors and Real Estate Investors. They purchased the home a little over a year ago and eventually decided to turn it into a short term rental. Their favorite feature of the home is the wrap around porch. The home sleeps 10 guests.
Don’t miss the 2023 West Liberty Christmas Tour of Homes, it will be one for the books! Saturday, December 9, 4-8pm. Start at the Town Hall or The Chamberlain Home!