'Holiday House Tour' Includes 2 Montclair Locations: 2024 Events

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Essex County is bringing back its annual “Holiday House Tour” for 2024, including two locations in Montclair (see list below).

This year’s self-guided tour will take place at 13 historic sites throughout the county on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8. Each location will be decorated for the holidays and open to the public for a weekend tour. For more information, call 973-268-3500 or visit www.essexcountynj.org.

Here’s what to know if you plan to go, organizers said:

“The public can visit each site at their own pace. The houses will be exquisitely decorated for the holidays and be open for public viewing. Each site will offer something unique, including musical entertainment, refreshments or educational programs. There may be an admission fee at some locations.”

“The Holiday House Tour is a great example of organizations throughout the county pooling their resources to create a wonderful event for families to enjoy and to provide insight into how past holidays were celebrated,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said.

“Take a break from the hustle and bustle this December and visit local homes and landmarks that will have decked the halls in holiday extravagance for one spectacular weekend,” DiVincenzo added.

The event will take place at the following locations in 2024:

Essex County Kip’s Castle Park

• 22 Crestmont Road, Verona
• 973-433-7469; www.EssexCountyParks.org
• Admission is free. Open Saturday and Sunday from 12-4 p.m.

Walther House at the Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens

• 474 Upper Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair
• 973-783-5974; www.presbyirisgardens.org
• Admission is free. Open Sunday from 12-3 p.m.

The Ballantine House

• 49 Washington Street, Newark
• 973-596-6648
• Open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursdays to Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the end of December.

The Blanchard Estate

• 100 Blanchard Road, South Orange
• 973-803-9330; yvonne@patterson-foundation.org
• Admission is $20 per adult; free for children and students. Open Saturday from 1-5 p.m.

Canfield-Morgan House and Museum

• 903 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove
• 973-239-5414; www.cedargrovehistoricalsociety.org
• Admission is free, donations are accepted. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

Crane Homestead

• 289 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell
• 973-226-8976
• Admission is free; donations are accepted. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

The Old Force Homestead (Livingston Historical Society)

• 366 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston
• 908-347-2183 ; livingstonhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
• Open Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 p.m.

Glenmont at Thomas Edison National Historic Park

• 211 Main Street, West Orange
• 973-736-0550, ext. 11; www.nps.gov/edis
• Admission is $15 per person and free for children under 16. Tickets must be purchased at the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center the day of the tour and includes access to the Laboratory Complex. Open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Grover House

• 333 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell
• Admission is free. Open Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

The Crane House & Historic YWCA (Montclair History Center Property)

• 110 Orange Road, Montclair
• 973-744-1796; www.montclairhistory.org
• Admission is free. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1-3 p.m.

The Gypsy Farmhouse

• 106 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove
• 973-239-9886; www.gypsyfarmhouse.com
• Admission is free. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

Kingsland Manor

• 3 Kingsland Street, Nutley
• 973-661-3410; www.kingslandmanor.org
• Admission is free. Donations are gratefully appreciated. Open Saturday and Sunday from 1- 4 p.m.

Van Tassel Funeral Home

• 337 Belleville Avenue, Bloomfield
• 973-743-1234
• Admission is free. Open Saturday from 1-4 p.m.

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