The Frank Phillips Home
Announces Holiday Events
The
Christmas season is a special time to visit the Frank Phillips Home.
The Home has been decorated in holiday splendor that will delight
adults and children alike. Beautiful
poinsettia arrangements grace the front foyer. The grand stairway is
trimmed with garland. The
first floor decorations include festive floral arrangements and
Christmas trees in the music room, library, and sunroom.
On the dining room table, the
visitor will see the traditional centerpiece used by Jane Phillips
when entertaining guests and family during the holiday season. The
centerpiece, approximately four feet long, is a snow scene with
Santa Claus and his sleigh. Along the sides of the sleigh are small
wrapped gifts attached to ribbons that run across the table to each
guest’s place setting. According to director Jim Goss, when “Aunt
Jane” gave permission, each dinner guest would pull the string in
front of them and the gift attached to it would be theirs.” 
On the second floor, visitors are greeted by wreaths, trees and floral arrangements of the season. Of particular interest are handmade jeweled cone shaped trees in Mrs. Phillips’ bedroom.
Santa Claus waits to greet visitors in the children’s room, along with other fun Christmas items.Upon reaching the third floor, the visitor is
greeted by a nine-foot tree decorated in lights, small birds, and
hundreds of candy canes.
On
December 13, from 2 to 4:00 pm, the Friends of the Frank Phillips
Home and the Jane Phillips Society invite parents and children to
“Santa’s Cottage”,
located just to the south of the mansion.
Re-enactors Brandon and Rachael Reid from the Peter Conser
Home will portray Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and will visit with
children of all ages.
“Uncle Frank” will also be there, fulfilling his Christmas tradition
of giving the children candy and small gifts.
Be sure to bring a camera!
There is no charge for this event.
At 3 pm that afternoon
Tuba Christmas will
perform on the front porch of the mansion.
It's not
every day you'll see this: A
group of tuba and euphonium players performing holiday classics in a
free outdoor concert, and anyone with the right instruments can join
in by calling Alex Claussen , band director at the
On
the evenings of Dec 17th & Dec 21st, the mansion will be
open for families to casually walk through the rooms to see the home
sparkling with its beautiful Christmas trees, lights, and
decorations.
Instrumentalist and vocalist, Charles Lee, will be playing Christmas
carols and vintage popular music on the 1910 Weber baby grand piano.
Admission for these special
evenings is $5 for adults, but children 11 and under are free with a
paid adult admission. The
FPH invites families to begin a new holiday tradition by visiting
the home during the Christmas season.