Thank you to all those who visited during the 2023 holiday tours, Embracing the Charm of Laurel Hill Mansion


Detail of the facade of historic Laurel Hill Mansion showing the front doors decorated with the 2023 holiday wreaths to welcome visitors

Holiday Tour Dates
Thursday through Sunday 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
The Holiday Gift Shop will be open during the tours.

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
November 30th December 1st December 2nd December 3rd
December 7th December 8th December 9th December 10th
December 14th December 15th December 16th December 17th
December 21st December 22nd December 23rd  
December 28th December 29th December 30th

Detail of the 2023 Holiday tree at Laurel Hill Manssion detail of the 2023 holiday shop at historic Laure Hill Mansion where your purchase has a purpose Come see the 2023 Holiday tree at Laurel Hill Mansion.  The house is open Thrusday through Sunday from 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Special 2023 Holiday Events at Laurel Hill Mansion



November 30th Laurel Hill Mansion opens for the Holidays Tours
 
December 1st, 2nd & 3rd Complimentary Tea will be served
 
December 8th, 9th & 10th Complimentary Tea will be served
December 10th  12:30 to 2:30 Drop Spindling demonstration, by Philadelphia Guild of Hand Weavers member Ali Valin
 
December 15th, 16th & 17th Complimentary Tea will be served
 
December 16th Welcome America Free Museum Day, Laurel Hill Mansion welcomes families for a fun filled day of crafting (colonial crafts of tin punching, whirligig and more) Visual link to more information about the free welcome America, Philly Holiday Experience that will take place a historic Laurel Hill Mansion on December 16, 2023Link to more information
 
December 28th, 29th & 30th Last chance to see the 2023 Holiday decorations at Laurel Hill Mansion


Lemon Hill Mansion, Ormiston Mansion, Woodford Mansion and Historic Strawberry Mansion will also be open for holiday tours. Please visit their websites or the Park Charms site for to view the dates and times individual house will be open.

A very special thanks to the the Militia Hill Questers for decorating Laurel Hill Mansion for the Winter Holidays.



Detail of a display in the holiday gift shop at Laurel Hill Mansion in Philadelphia PA
Detail of a display in the holiday gift shop at Laurel Hill Mansion.



The Holiday Gift Shop at Laurel Hill Mansion


Handmade milk painted ornaments by Kathleen Vissar made exclusively for the holiday gift shop at Laurel Hill Mansion Handmade milk painted ornaments by Kathleen Vissar made exclusively for the holiday gift shop at Laurel Hill MansionHandmade milk painted ornaments by Kathleen Vissar made exclusively for the holiday gift shop at Laurel Hill Mansion
Handmade milk painted ornaments by Kathleen Vissar made exclusively for the holiday gift shop at Laurel Hill Mansion


When you visit Laurel Hill Mansion this Holiday season after viewing the wonderful decorations created by the Militia Hill Questers, sipping spiced tea and hearing about the history of the house and the people who lived there be sure to stop by the Holiday Shop.  There are many striking things to see and purchase including the extraordinary pieces shown here create by Kathleen Vissar , the president of Wells Vissar Wells Vissar Inc., www.http://scagliola.com and member of the stewards of Laurel Hill Mansion, Women for greater Philadelphia. Kathy’s artistic vision and mastery of scagliola and fancy plaster have landed her on the pages of Architectural Digest and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


detail of the 2023 holiday tree at historic laurel hill mansion decorated by theMilitia Hill Questers


Past Holiday Seasons
 This snowflake is a visual link to a page with photographs of holiday decorations from years past.