It is Christmas in 1900, the first Yuletide season of the new century. The Taylor Brown family is also celebrating their first Christmas in their new home at 213 N. Weatherford. A juniper from the Railway Ranch decorates the parlor, with exciting toys for children underneath.
The smell of a fresh pie wafts from the kitchen, along with those of cookies and cider.
The Brown family invite you to visit their home and sample a bit of life in Midland at the dawn of the twentieth century.
The Midland Historical Society has decorated the historic Brown-Dorsey for Christmas as it might have appeared in 1900, the first Christmas the Zachary Taylor Brown family spent in the home built in 1899. They moved into their new Folk Victorian home in January 1900 and filled it with touches of elegance throughout.
Come experience what it might have been like to visit the Brown home when Midland was a youthful community, less than two decades old. Docents will direct you through the home, sharing portions of the Brown family story and life in Midland in each room. Refreshments will be available at the end of the tour, as well as the opportunity to learn about future plans for this historic property.
Mark your calendar now for this opportunity to travel back in time to the beginning of Midland's history and see the home of one of the city's founders.
The Brown-Dorsey Home, located at 213 North Weatherford will be open for Christmas in 1900 on Saturday December 13 from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday December 14 from 12:30-4:00 pm.
The event is free, but donations to help continue to restore the home are greatly appreciated.
The event is free, but donations to help continue to restore the home are greatly appreciated.
