Autumn house tour a feast for your eyes

FARMHOUSE DELIGHT. This 1922 farmhouse has undergone extensive renovation in the last few years. It’s one of six homes on the Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary Autumn House Tour. Photo by Mandi Hargrave

HUNTSVILLE – For over 30 years the Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary has been scouting homes over the summer in search of houses to add to its bi-annual Autumn House Tour.
This year there are six homes on the tour, one of which has been featured before but has made some significant changes.
“We like to find homes that are different,” said Ann Hutley, event co-convener. “People are looking for interesting homes that have been changed over the years.”
The homes on this year’s tour are architecturally pleasing in their own way, from a 1950s home that’s undergone extensive renovation, to a house made of straw and a waterfront retreat.
Back on the tour is a1922 farmhouse owned by Jane McCutcheon and Ted Tiemessen.
The home was on the tour in 2007, but now features a second addition, joined to the original home by a sunroom.
“That will be a nice one to go back to,” said Hutley.
The second addition was added for McCutcheon’s parents who had been living in a condo.
Along with more than doubling the size of the home, there has been a fair bit of landscaping done to the property as well, including a pond that was a wedding present, a new barn and farm animals.
McCutcheon’s mother is an avid quilter, with her work on display throughout the home.
“I think people will find my mom’s handy work interesting,” she said.
The tour will be held on Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lunch at Faith Baptist Church on West Road between noon and 3 p.m.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the hospital’s gift shop, the Algonquin Theatre box office or online at www.algonquintheatre.ca.
Funds from this year’s tour will go toward vital signs monitors for the intensive care unit and the emergency department.

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