Holiday house tour
Kathleen Nelson is chairwoman of the Waverly Community House’s Holiday House Tour.
Sue Houck is co-chairwoman.
The tour showcases four distinctive and different homes, decorated for the holiday season in conjunction with Artisans’ Marketplace at the Comm.
The tour includes the homes of Barb and Dave Sanders and Dana and Kevin Siebecker and two homes built in the late 1800s and early 1900s, respectively.
Construction on the Sanders home was completed in September 2014. Situated on a 38-acre portion of the old Ridgeway farm, the residence has a mountain home, rustic style with a mix of cedar and stone exterior materials. The large expanses of windows showcase views across the North Abington Twp. countryside and, from the porch, view the spring-fed pond adjacent to the home. The property also includes the original barn and farmhouse.
The Siebecker home is a transitional craftsman home in Sterling Estates, Waverly, built in 2017. The family worked closely with Florey Homes to design and build a warm, welcoming place for hosting family and friends in a variety of indoor and outdoor entertaining spaces.
“We are thrilled and humbled to be a part of this year’s holiday house tour and are looking forward to welcoming you to our home,” said Dana Siebecker.
The home of Jim and Sharon Vipond was originally a simple, small farmhouse built in 1890 on Lily Lake Road that housed the Piedmont family. Mr. Piedmont was employed as the gardener for Mr. and Mrs. Worthington Scranton at their home. The Vipond home was also owned by Kenneth Bert until the 1980s when it was purchased, renovated and then rented to employees of the International Salt Co. and its successor companies. The Viponds purchased this farmhouse in 1996 and began renovating the home by removing walls, renovating the kitchen and improving the flow through the rooms to form a more open plan. They also developed outdoor spaces to enjoy the gardens and woodland setting. In 2017, a barn was erected on the property and connected to the existing house.
The tour will also take guests through the Waverly Country Club, a private social club since 1911. The club, which was established as a golf club for the gentlemen who moved their families from Scranton to the country in the summer, is tied to the history of Waverly and is an active hub of life in the area. Women transformed the former farmhouse into a comfortable, social spot for dining as well.
The Artisans’ Marketplace at the Waverly Community House will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Comm, 1115 N. Abington Road, Waverly. The Holiday House Tour will take place Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets for the house tour are $20 and are available in advance in the Comm office; online at www.waverly
comm.org or the Comm lobby during the Marketplace.
For more details, visit the Comm website, Facebook or Instagram.
Proceeds from the Marketplace and House Tour benefit the Waverly Community House, a nonprofit.
High notes
Lauren Allen and Kyle Trivedi recently joined the Maternal and Family Health Services board of directors.
Allen is the director of client and community relations at PNC Bank while Trivedi is senior council consultant at Geisinger Medical Group.
Both are excited for the opportunity to consult on the agency’s board of directors by offering their own insights on further developing the MFHS mission of care in the community.