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Make The Athenaeum Your Home |
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 The Athenaeum Rectory is open for guided tours, both individual
and group, each Tuesday through Saturday, ten to four o'clock,
through Christmas. For more information, send
e-mail to teatime@athenaeumrectory.com,
or call (931) 381-4822.
The house is available for special events any day, including
evenings and weekends. Indoor weddings, sit-down receptions and
dinners for up to fifty persons can be accommodated. Indoor stand-up
functions can be increased to one hundred. When weather permits,
outside events using the three-sided veranda and/or gardens around
the original water fountain can accommodate up to two hundred
people. A complete kitchen, wedding party dressing areas and a
limited number of tables and chairs are included in the rental cost.
Names of local caterers will be furnished upon request. You are
invited to schedule your next event in one of Tennessee's most
beautiful historical locations.
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Athenaeum Special Events
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Friday, September 11 2009 6:00 PM - Saturday, September 12 2009 10:00 PM
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Big Read Ghostly Dinner
The Athenaeum Rectory will be open at 6:00 pm with dinner served by
costumed hostesses at 6:30 pm. The house will be prepared for mourning and
mourning customs and ghost experiences will be included in the history tour.
The group will transfer to Elm Springs for dessert and a tour of the
cemetery and house. Included in the history are ghost experiences of former
owners and staff members.
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Friday, October 23 2009 6:00 PM - Saturday, October 24 2009 10:00 PM
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Big Read Ghostly Dinner
The Big Read that is sponsored by the Maury County Library is included in the
Ghostly Dinner. Edgar Allen Poe is the featured author this year. Books will
be available for distribution that include Poe's short stories and poems.
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Saturday, March 27 2010 9:00 AM - Saturday, March 27 2010 4:00 PM
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Antique Appraisal Fair
Almost everyone has something, a family heirloom passed down from generation to
generation, an antique piece of jewelry, an auction purchase or even a garage
sale bargain that they have wondered what the age or value of the piece may be.
Many of us have been intrigued by the valuable surprises and sometimes
disappointments discovered on television shows like Antiques Roadshow. To bring
this excitement a little closer to home, the Athenaeum Rectory will be hosting
an antique appraisal fair on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 9 am until 4 pm.
Knowledgeable appraisers from Nashville, Franklin, Hermitage and North Alabama
will be on site to give interesting facts and information about your family
heirlooms and yard sale treasures. The appraisal fee per item will be $10.
All proceeds will support and maintain the Rectory and the ongoing restoration
of the original Smith Family artifacts.
Join us in our efforts to support historic preservation by remembering the past
and treasuring the items that, with our heritage, made our homes and historical
landmarks homes.
For more information contact the Athenaeum Rectory at (931) 381-4822.
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Friday, April 30 2010 - Saturday, May 01 2010
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Ladies Weekend
The cost is $110 and includes 4 meals, afternoon tea, and supplies. Period
dress optional.
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Saturday, July 10 2010 - Friday, July 16 2010
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1861 Athenaeum Girl's School
The cost of the Girls School is $750 and
includes 3 meals/day, afternoon tea and supplies for classes.Instruction begins
at 7:30 am and ends after period dance practice at 9:30 pm. The young ladies are
housed with local families overnight.
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