C.H. Moore Homestead in Clinton offers candlelight Christmas tours in December

 

[November 16, 2023] 

Each year, during the holiday season, the C.H. Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum is decorated in full Victorian splendor, illuminated by candles, and filled with music. For many, the candlelight tours have become a treasured Christmas tradition. This year’s decorating theme is “Christmas Ball.”

These special candlelight tours are open to the public and take place on Friday evenings only; beginning the Friday following Thanksgiving, November 24h. The remainder of the tours will take place December 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 5-8pm each night (doors close at 7:30pm). In addition, the Museum Gift Shop, which offers a variety of Christmas ornaments and decor, gift items, books, Apple ‘n Pork Festival apple butter, and more, will be open during the extended candlelight tour hours.

Guests are asked to enter the house at the front door. Tours are self-guided, so visitors may arrive anytime between the hours of 5:00pm and 7:30pm and take as much or as little time as desired exploring the furnished historic house, exhibits, and carriage barn. Additional parking is available in the lot directly across the street from the museum.

The Victorian Era mansion, the centerpiece of the C.H. Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum, is the former residence of Clifton H. Moore. One of DeWitt County’s leading citizens, Moore acquired his vast fortune through a land speculation partnership with Bloomington’s David Davis and was also a law partner, political supporter, and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Located at 219 E. Woodlawn in Clinton, the museum is also open for regular daily tours Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm and 1pm-5pm on Sundays through the end of the year. Visitors are welcome to stop by for a regular daily tour at any time during the daytime hours. For more details or to learn how to schedule a large group tour, call the museum at 217-935-6066.

Admission admission charged for guests 12 years old and up.  For those age 11 & under as well as members of the DeWitt County Museum Association, daily and candlelight tour admission is free.

Enjoy history, warmth, hospitality, beauty, and Christmas cheer, at the C.H. Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum this holiday season!
 

[Joey Long
Museum Director
C.H. Moore Homestead and DeWitt County Museum]