{"id":54845,"date":"2024-11-20T08:04:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=54845"},"modified":"2024-11-20T08:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:04:07","slug":"celebrate-the-holidays-at-lukens-national-historic-district-in-coatesville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=54845","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the holidays at Lukens National Historic District in Coatesville"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Families can visit Santa for photographs and to share their holiday wishes at the Annual Holiday Open House & Auction, a festive and free holiday event at the Lukens National Historic District in Coatesville appeals to all ages. PHOTO CREDIT: Robert O. Williams\/The Williams Group<\/p><\/div>\n

You<\/span> won\u2019t<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> miss<\/span> the<\/span> Annual<\/span> Holiday<\/span> Open House<\/span> &<\/span> Auction, a <\/span>festive and free holiday event at the Lukens National Historic District in Coatesville appeals<\/span> to<\/span> all<\/span> ages.<\/span> This year’s event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.<\/span> December<\/span> 13<\/span>th<\/span>,<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> grounds<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Iron<\/span> and<\/span> Steel<\/span> Heritage<\/span> Museum <\/span>(NISHM)<\/span> on 50 S. 1<\/span>st<\/sup><\/span> Avenue in the heart of Coatesville. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our event has become a Chester County tradition with<\/span> its<\/span> holiday<\/span> lights, historic<\/span> homes<\/span> decorated<\/span> with<\/span> period<\/span> garlands, <\/span>photos with Santa, model train displays and more. The event is especially popular because of its<\/span> Victorian <\/span>period l<\/span> setting<\/span> and<\/span> old-fashioned<\/span> traditions<\/span> including <\/span>live holiday music by the celebrated Lukens Band, a brass ensemble\u00a0 <\/span>band founded in 1911 and known for its rousing popular tunes and classic American<\/span> and<\/span> German<\/span> music<\/span> repertoire.<\/span><\/p>\n

This event is made possible thanks to the\u00a0 <\/span>generous support of our sponsors.\u00a0 <\/span>They include the\u00a0 <\/span>Alliance For Health Equity, Bentley\u00a0 <\/span>Systems ,Inc., Breuninger Insurance, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Citadel\u00a0 <\/span>Federal Credit Union, City Construction Company,\u00a0 <\/span>Coatesville Flower Shop, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Edge Machinery Wallboard Company, Harry\u2019s Hotdogs, Ms. Joy Rowland,\u00a0 <\/span>Ms. Ruth Nunn, Pacer Industries, Polish American Citizens Club, Quick Stop Pharmacy, the Stewart Huston Charitable Trust, and The Huston Foundation.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Enjoy delicious holiday refreshments and make<\/span> memories<\/span> with<\/span> your<\/span> family<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> evening\u2019s activities such as \u201cmake-and-take\u201d crafts.<\/span><\/p>\n

As<\/span> always,<\/span> children<\/span> are<\/span> admitted<\/span> free.<\/span> They<\/span> can<\/span> look<\/span> forward<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Christmas <\/span>season by meeting Santa and seeing such holiday decor as a giant decorated<\/span> tree<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> sweeping<\/span> grand<\/span> staircase<\/span> festooned<\/span> with<\/span> garlands,<\/span> both<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> historic <\/span>Lukens\u2019<\/span> Executive<\/span> Office<\/span> Building<\/span> on<\/span> First<\/span> Avenue<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

Share your child\u2019s delight with our train display, a large and elaborate \u201c0-gauge\u201d layout with<\/span> a<\/span> Christmas<\/span> and<\/span> winter<\/span> theme.<\/span> Families<\/span> can<\/span> also<\/span> visit<\/span> Santa<\/span> for<\/span> photographs<\/span> and<\/span> to<\/span> share <\/span>their holiday wishes.<\/p>\n

Stroll the grounds of the Lukens National Historic District where 500 luminaries will light the way and candles<\/span> will<\/span> glow<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> numerous<\/span> windows<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> historic<\/span> houses.<\/span> Tour<\/span> guides<\/span> will<\/span> be <\/span>stationed at both the stately 1889 Graystone Mansion and nearby Terracina, the region\u2019s rare <\/span>example<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> Country<\/span> Gothic<\/span> home <\/span> built<\/span> in<\/span> 1850.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span> addition,<\/span> you<\/span> can<\/span> bid<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> items<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> annual<\/span> online<\/span> auction<\/span> or<\/span> purchase iron-and-steel<\/span>-themed gift items in our museum shop. You can bid in person, using our computers, or shop<\/span> at<\/span> home<\/span> \u2013<\/span> the<\/span> items<\/span> are<\/span> numerous<\/span> and<\/span> range<\/span> from<\/span> sports<\/span> memorabilia,<\/span> tickets<\/span> to<\/span> area <\/span>museums,<\/span> gift<\/span> baskets,<\/span> restaurant<\/span> gift<\/span> cards, to<\/span> rides<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> vintage<\/span> automobile<\/span> and<\/span> home <\/span>improvement<\/span> products<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> storm<\/span> doors,<\/span> and<\/span> so<\/span> much<\/span> more.<\/span><\/p>\n

To determine when bidding starts, watch our social media posts (or visit our<\/span><\/p>\n

website<\/span> at<\/span> steelmuseum.org<\/span> )<\/span> for<\/span> links<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> online<\/span> bidding<\/span> site.<\/span> The<\/span> bidding<\/span> window<\/span> opens <\/span>the day after Thanksgiving Day and ends at 8 p.m. on the\u00a0 <\/span>night of our Holiday Open House, Dec. 13.<\/p>\n

The Holiday Open House will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. <\/i>December<\/i><\/span> <\/i>13,<\/i><\/span> <\/i>2024 on the grounds of the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, 50 S.1<\/i><\/span>st<\/sup><\/i><\/span> Ave. Coatesville, PA. 19320. The<\/i><\/span> <\/i>event<\/i><\/span> <\/i>is<\/i><\/span> <\/i>free<\/i><\/span> <\/i>and<\/i><\/span> <\/i>open<\/i><\/span> <\/i>to<\/i><\/span> <\/i>the<\/i><\/span> <\/i>public<\/i><\/span> <\/i>although<\/i><\/span> <\/i>a<\/i><\/span> <\/i>$5<\/i><\/span> <\/i>donation<\/i><\/span> <\/i>is <\/i><\/span>gratefully requested for each adult. Children are admitted free.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You won\u2019t want to miss the Annual Holiday Open House & Auction, a festive and free holiday event at the Lukens National Historic District in Coatesville appeals to all ages. This year’s event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. December 13th, on the grounds of the National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1259,625,5007],"class_list":["post-54845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-coatesville","tag-holidays","tag-lukens-national-historic-district"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54845"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54846,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54845\/revisions\/54846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}