The owners of five summer homes on Monteagle Mountain will open their doors to the public on Friday, July 21, during the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Woman's Association Cottage Tour and Bazaar.
In addition to five historic cottages, this 54th tour includes the Winfield House and Library, home of the Woman's Association and donated by Ella D. Winfield; the auditorium; and the gymnasium built in 1883. All structures are located within the Assembly, which is on the National Historic Register.
Touring will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT. The cottages are close enough that participants may walk to each, or they can catch one of the golf-cart shuttles that will run during the tour.
Woman's Association member Susan Acker says that 40 vendors from across Tennessee are showing in the bazaar, which along with a bake sale and white elephant sale will be held inside the historic auditorium and adjacent mall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT.
Byrd House is a Queen Anne cottage built about 1910.A buffet lunch and salad bar, prepared by Emily Frith of Corner Market Catering in Nashville, will be available in the dining hall, or reserve a Corner Market box lunch for $15. Box lunches may be ordered by calling the Assembly office at 931-924-2286, and will be sold in advance while supplies last.
Floral designer Sally Rainey will entertain visitors with a floral demonstration at 1 p.m. CDT in Warren's Chapel.
This annual event helps fund ongoing Association projects such as the children's library, restoration of historic properties inside the Assembly, as well as donations to other local nonprofits.
The mission of Monteagle Sunday School Assembly is to be a welcoming community of Christian faith where people gather for spiritual growth and renewal, lifelong learning, recreational and cultural enrichment.
Monteagle Sunday School Assembly is interdenominational. Since its first session in summer 1883, the Assembly has run continuously.
If you go
› What: 54th Woman’s Association Cottage Tour & Bazaar› Where: Monteagle Sunday School Assembly, 1 Assembly Ave., Monteagle, Tenn.› When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. CDT bazaar, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. CDT cottage tour, Friday, July 21› Admission: $15 advance tour ticket, $20 day of tour, $15 box lunch› For more information: 931-924-2286
Tour stops
› Byrd House: A circa-1910 cottage built in Queen Anne style with stone pier foundation, wraparound porch with turned posts and spindle work. Interior detailing includes door and window surounds, wainscoting.› Peavine Cottage: Built in 1895, this is a Folk Victorian home with stone-clad foundation, accented with decorative bargeboard on the gabled portico that has been turned into the front porch. The cottage has been extensively renovated since its purchase in 2014, yet remains true to the Folk Victorian style.› Pantops: Constructed in 1850, this Queen Anne cottage features a wraparound porch that was partially screened in the 1920s. The front door is in the Eastlake style with a single transom and there is a small balcony on the porch roof accessed by a second-floor door.› Shadowlawn: Built in 1898, this Folk Victorian was constructed on a stone pier foundation with lattice infill, the first cottage to use lattice on the facade. The porch features decorative brackets and turned-wood balustrade.› Point of View: Point of View was built in 1905. A prime example of the Craftsman style, its design includes low, pitched roofline, gabled or hipped roofs and extension of the front porch from the main roof. The steps leading up to the original porch were constructed of pieces from an old silo.