Along with the five homes, the Sherwood Hotel has opened its doors for Greene Historical Society's Holiday Tour on Sunday. (Submitted photo)

GREENE – The Greene Historical Society is hosting a holiday tour of historic homes this weekend.

The tour is from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 10.

“We have five wonderful homes this year for your holiday enjoyment. Along with the five homes, the Sherwood Hotel has graciously offered to be a part of our day’s event by giving a tour of their facilities. Maps to guide you to the homes will be on your brochure, said organizer Sharon Davis.

Tickets can be purchased for $15 the day of the tour at the Sherwood Hotel starting at noon. For questions please call 607-656-8314 or 607-656-9654.

The event is sponsored by the Greene Historical Society and all funds go to support that community organization.

“What we try to do is pick homes that have some sort of historical nature with the village, not always but they are always older homes and it is a wonderful Christmas tour to see,” said Davis.

Each home will have a flyer sharing information and families have volunteered to help with tours. Almost all of the homes were built more than 100 years ago, including the Sherwood Hotel, a village icon since 1913.

One example of the homes is the Marr house on North Chenango St. The entire home was moved to a new site.

“This Colonial Revival was built by W.J. Duntley in 1916 and moved to its present location in 1972. The house was originally located at 29 North Chenango, and was owned by Mary Blodgett, who built the house for Fred Martin, her accountant,” said Davis.

According to Davis, the house passed to William E. Page in 1949, who sold it to George F. Kimber, a local pharmacist, in 1963. In 1971, Mr. Kimber sold the house for a medical building site, which remains at the 29 N. Chenango address. Al Turner bought the house for $1 and removed it to its present site on the east side of North Chenango Street where it proudly stands today.

George and Peg Marr purchased the house from John McNeirney in 1976 and continued to restore their home. In 1983, the family started decorating their entire home for the holidays and sharing it with the community.

“Their final Christmas Open House was to be in 2016, celebrating the house’s 100-year anniversary, but they have agreed to bring back their open house tradition this year as part of the Greene Historical Society’s Christmas House Tour,” said Davis.

She added, “Please come and join us, as we once again offer a unique day of the holiday spirit through the sharing of family homes.”