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September 15, 2015Presenting the 55th Annual Stockade Walkabout
Ever wanted to peek inside the beautiful homes that grace the Stockade? Mark your calendars! The 55th Annual Stockade Walkabout on September 26 (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.) is your chance!
Schenectady’s Stockade is the oldest registered historic district in New York State. The Stockade Walkabout grants visitors the chance to step inside six privately-owned homes in the neighborhood, including:
- A 1792 home featuring beautiful original fireplaces, beams, and wide pine floor boards.
- An 1827 house featuring a historic kitchen, complete with the original fireplace and bake oven.
- The clock house! With unusual antique clocks, and incredible views of the Mohawk River.
- The “Home of the Friendless”, the original site of Schenectady’s oldest charity.
- And then the “newest” house, dating to 1900!
Don’t forget the gardens, secretly tucked behind these houses, and accessible to the public for one day only! The Stockade Walkabout also features music and costumed characters throughout the neighborhood, exhibits and blacksmithing demonstrations at the Schenectady County Historical Society, a rummage sale, archaeological dig, Pokingbrook Morris dancers, cemetery tours, guided walking tours, and more!
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the Walkabout. New this year is a special Student Ticket for just $10.
To purchase tickets, please visit www.historicstockade.com, or visit one of these ticket outlets:
- Schenectady County Historical Society – 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady
- Proctors Ticket Office – 432 State St., Schenectady
- Open Door Bookstore – 128 Jay St., Schenectady
- Nott Street Office – 2215 Nott St., near the Niskayuna Coop Supermarket
- Kulak’s Nursery – 1615 Route 146, Rexford
For more information, please contact Sylvie Briber at 518-377-0469 or rbriber@aol.com.
