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Highlight No. Old House Tour Editor's note — The 34th Annual Old House Tour sponsored by the Cape May Count\\Art League is this ■ Saturday and Sunday. July 10 and 11 Structures in Up per. Dennis and Middle Townships will be featured the first day. those in the Greater Cape May Lower Twp area, the •second Tours hours are 10 to 4 each day Here is the final highlight of a five part series on this year's tour, written by a member of the Tour Commit tee Call HH4 8628 for further information hy Carolyn (iunlhorp The Cape May County Art League's 34th Annual Tour extends to Cape May Point, where two small churches will be open from I to 4 Sunday afternoon The Beadle Momorial Presbyterian Church (18821 celebrates its 100th anniversary this summer St. Peter’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church (the Cinder break Church. 1876) dates from the Philadelphia Centennial They both remain from Sea Grove, as the Point was known when it was founded as a Presbyterian resort by John Wanamaker and Alex? ander Whilldin in 1875. The planner of Sea Grove was architect James Sidney, whose son designed the Carriage Mouse 11876) on the Physick Estate. The Physick Mansion 11881) itself is atrributed to Frank Furness, the architectural genius of Philadelphia The Carriage House, home of the Art League since 1960, and the Mansion are open all through the summer as well as on Tour Days. A NAME THAT APPEARS throughout Cape May is that of another Philadelphia architect. Stephen Decatur Button. He was responsible for many of Cape May’s finest structures Houses open on July D that were designed by Button include the McCreary Mouse (1869); the Mainstay (1872) and the Joseph Evans Mouse. Henry Sims Jr., designed the Church of the Advent. originally a summer chapel It wasn't until the past century that many buildings were designed by architects. In fact in colonial times homes often began as tiny cottages, one room up and one room- down, and were enlarged by succeeding

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Builders were often their own designers. It is said that Daniel Hand, builder of the Old Court Mouse < 1848) studied the books of Sir Christopher Wren, which inspired him to create this masterpiece William Armstrong, a Dennisville builder, carved the beautiful mantels in the Nathaniel Holmes Mouse,

open July 10.

PATTERN BOOKS MADE L’P by prominent ar chitects provided designs for many Victorian buildings The Beadle Church is said to be from a pattern book. These books also provided designs for "gingerbread." such as the wooden lacework made by the skilled builders of Cape May houses, where hardly « any two have the same ornamentation ''V

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Beadle Memorial Presbyterian Church. Cape May Point, was erected 100 years ago this year. The jjnmary maferial in the county was wood, which of course, is still used for today's homes, some of which are included on Art League tours Masonry buildings were ra*?. but three brick buildiifgs are on this year's tour: the Randall Marshall House (1840) in Tuckahoe. the Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue (18%). and Congress Hall Motel (1879) n / The simplicity of many of the buildings, most on a more modest scale than those in many other historic areas, gives the tour a unique character and Cape May County a special charm

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WEEKEND

Victorian Auction Set

CAPE MAY - Authentic Victorian furniture, jewelry and other 19th century memorabilia will be sold to the highest bidders at the First Annual Old Vic Auction and Lawn Party Saturday, July 10. at the Physick Estate,' 1048 Washington St The event will be held by members of the Mid-Atlantic Center for -the Arts (MAC") as a benefit ‘My Favorite Wife* CAPE MAY Next Tuesday. July 13. one of the brightest comedies in screen history. My Favorite Wife, will be shown at 8:15 pirn, in Victorian Towers auditorium Hailed as a landmark in comedy, this bright and witty 1940 film features Cary Grant. Irene Dunne, and Randolph Scott It’s the second in the summer movie series sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts Four Concerts CAPE MAY The Air Force Band of the East will be in concert four times here July 9 and 10 Friday at 2 p m in Bandstand Park. 8 p m in Convention Hall (tickets exhausted), then on Saturday at 2 and again at 8 in the bandstand (convention hall if rain). Band concerts coordinator Arthur Doran also reports an overflow crowd of concert-goers were on hand for last Saturday nights Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors concert in convention hall.

for the estate operation. MAC board member Vance Enck will be the auctioneer on the new outdoor stage next to the Emelon Physick House. A preview of all items will begin at 3:30 p m . and a cocktail reception will be included throughout the evening Center volunteers will hdfd a 3:30 p m reception and lawn party with dinner prior to the auction at 6 p m The chicken barbecue dinner will be served from a decorated tent on the estate Reservations for the dinner and additional information are available by calling 884-5404 Seibert Art On Exhibit MIDDLE TWP - "Bay Views", the wildlife and coastal paintings of artist Jim Seibert of South Dennis. is on exhibit at the Wetlands Institute. Stone Harbor Blvd . July 1-15. The Institute's Wildlife Art Gallery is open 9*5 p.m Tuesday through Saturday For further information call 368-1211 Glasier Tour MIDDLE TWP - David Spector will take his audience on a tour of Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier through the medium of photography 8:15 p m Saturday. July 10. in the lecture hall of the Wetlands Institute, on the causeway between Stone Harbor and the Garden State Parkway -

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