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Cottage Tour Friday on Monteagle
Make a day trip that combines history with shopping, floral designing
The owners of f ive 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 golfcart 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.
A buffet l unch 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 931924-2286, 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.