Christmas 1860: Candlelight Tours of the Edmondston-Alston House.

Take a step back in time and celebrate the holiday season with a special candlelight tour of the Edmondston-Alston House, one of the first dwellings built on Charleston’s High Battery. The historic Edmondston-Alston House will be dressed for the holidays much as it would have been in the 1860s. Living historians in period clothing will tell the story of Charleston’s last opulent Christmas before the start of the Civil War and will share the different Christmas traditions of the day. In the courtyard, visitors can enjoy hearing Christmas carols and spirituals sung by The Washington’s, Low Country singers specializing in African-American spirituals and Gullah songs.

A House Museum of the Middleton Place Foundation
The Edmondston-Alston House, 21 East Battery

Dec. 5 & 12 from 6:00p.m.- 8:00p.m.

ADMISSION:
$20 when purchased the night of the event. $15 when purchased in advance. Group rates are available

For more information, please call (843) 722-7171 or visit www.middletonplace.org