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room, gift shop and antique shop
offer unique and regional interest
gifts and gift baskets.
Holiday tours feature the history of the home and its builders,
and give a taste of their Gilded
Age life style. During the guided
tour, which last about an hour,
each room offers pleasing surprises and features the art and antiques that the Penns collected in
their world travels. But there is
nothing like seeing the mansion
by candlelight. You truly feel as if
you are welcomed into the Penn’s
home for the holiday festivities.
The four story Italian clock tower
twinkles at you on your arrival,
holiday music fills the air, and
the warm glow of the trees and
candles in the early winter dusk
are sure to put you in the holiday
spirit. Special evening candlelight tours will be offered only on
two Saturdays: November 27 and
December 3 from 5pm to 9pm There
will be live music in the mansion
on these evenings, and Saturday,
December 3rd will feature the Girl
Scouts of Rockingham County
with outdoor luminaries lining

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