This home is

a neoclassical example of exterior architecture and its interior design

is decorated with McKeehan's chosen treasures that consist of American,

French, English, African and Japanese. A fascinating collection of many

kinds of beautiful art work will be on display.

Nancy and Bill

Tyre will open their home located at 10 Standing Rock Road for the soup

portion of the dinner. It was built in 1896 as a wedding gift for Annie

McLane Davis from Henry McLane, her father and builder.

This home is

an example of Queen Anne style with a turret, wrap-around porch and corner

gazebo. The unique feature of this house is the staircase, which is called

"free-hanging."

Most staircases

are built first story up to the second with the support being at the bottom.

Free-hanging staircases are built from the top down with structural support

at the second story. This gives much more space under the staircase to

be utilized.

The house is

reputed to have a secret passage and a few ghosts. The secret passage

has not been located but the Tyres are known to tell a story or two about

the unexplained episodes inside the home.

On to salad

at the home of Perry Benson and Charles Hunnicutt located at 312 Johnson

Street. This home was originally built by the McKnight family and is known

in town as the McKnight home. Currently under restoration, it is one of

the oldest in Senoia.

The home features

seven fireplaces, heart pine floors and many rooms, including a "sleeping

room" with pocket windows. The property is home to gardens, pools

and mature hard woods including an area of century-old pines for which

the namesake "Whispering Pines" was founded.

The home is

furnished with an eclectic collection of European and period American

furniture, most of which will be on display and described during the salad

portion of this dinner. Many photographs in this collection walk you through

time with the Benson family.

Entrees will

be at the home of Bill and Claudia Wood. This home is located at 468 Pylant

Street and takes on the title of the Booker-Ballard-Wood house.

This charming

Victorian cottage with a wide central hall and large country kitchen was

restored and remodeled in the early 1990s by Matt and Lisa Ballard. Built

near the turn of the century, its original features include 11-foot bead

board ceilings with deep crown molding, six fireplaces and heart pine

floors.

The Woods filled

their home with 19th- and 20th-century furniture and collectibles. Both

antique and new quilts along with needlework decorate the house. Many

family paintings and a collection of handmade pottery certainly will interest

their guests for the evening.

Dessert will

offer a special end to the evening as we get to peak at a work-in-process

home. This home is owned by Dominique and Glenda Penot and is located

at 207 Bridge Street.

It was built

in 1904 for Mr Ben Nolan, who owned a printing company along with a general

store here in Senoia.

The store was

located in the downtown area in the building occupied by the Senoia Coffee

Company. The Penots purchased it in 1998 after it sat empty for 11 years.

He did all of the renovations himself on this 2,200-square-foot home with

the exception of the heating and air-conditioning systems.

The home has

five working fireplaces and nearly all of the wood trim, baseboards, doors

and window trim were salvaged and will be reinstalled during the renovation

process.

All profits

go toward the renovation of the Historical Society Home located at the

corner of Pylant and Couch Streets. Some of the special features of this

130- year-old house include pocket windows, a large central hallway, original

mantels and moldings, and heart pine floors throughout.

The society

has worked hard with help from volunteers and fundraisers to take on this

renovation process. In the years to come the society plans for the home

to house a museum home of local artifacts.