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McConaghy House
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2 reviews for McConaghy House
Although we have only been here during the Christmas season, we have been here at least 8-10 times. Every December this historic home is decorated for an 1886 Victorian style Christmas.
Each year they have a different theme. Every room in the house is decorated for the holidays. Wonderful docents dressed in period costumes take you on a tour of the house and tell you about Victorian customs.
The dining room with it's table all set for guests is festooned with decorations and presents hanging from the ceiling with ribbons. When
the Victorian guests came to visit they would cut a present from the ceiling.
The entire house gives you the illusion the family has just stepped out.
It is so warm and welcoming, it is easy to feel as if you have stepped into the past. I'm always ready to sit down at that dining room table
and cut one of the little gifts hanging from the ceiling.
The kids rooms have toys spread out on the floor. Although the rooms
are roped off you can still get a very good view of things. (Hmm...they're probably roped off so big kids like me don't get tempted to sit on the rug and play with the puzzles, trains or dolls!)
Sweet and extremely appealing gift "boutique" with Victorian themed
ornaments, toys, and inexpensive gifts and books.
We have made the McConaghy house a part of our Christmas tradition.
Open only on weekends. Check their website for info.
http://www.haywardarea...
Embarassing footnote: Despite having gone on nearly 10 tours of
this lovely house and hearing the extremely dedicated docents tell
stories about Victorian Christmases each year,,,,,we seem to always
forget why Santa Claus's outfit used to be white.
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We came here randomly and off-season just because we were curious. It was $3 for adults and a great way to spend an hour. The two tour guides gave us a really warm welcome and were very friendly and informative about the house's history and life during that era. Though not a lot of the items actually belong to McConaughey, still interesting to see the knick knacks, furniture, cookware, etc that they used during that time. It's a great little slice of history in Hayward.
