Preserve Historic La Porte (PHLP), La Porte’s nonprofit historic preservation group, invites you to attend its 2025 Christmas Candlelight Tour of Historic Homes, Saturday, December 6th from 4-8pm, and Sunday, December 7th, 2025 from 1-5 pm. (All times are Chicago time.)
Advance tickets, $25 each, are available starting October 1st, at the following locations:
La Porte –– Coachman Antique Mall, CO-OP Shoppes, Freckle Farm Primitives, Hot Spot Cafe, La Porte County Historical Society Museum, Meridian Title, Thode Floral, Town & Country Florist
Michigan City — The Antique Market,
New Buffalo — Meridian Title
New Carlisle — Historic New Carlisle
Valparaiso — Meridian Title
For advance tickets by mail, send your check for $25 per person, payable to: Preserve Historic La Porte, P.O. Box 853, La Porte, IN 46352. (The organization asks that you please provide an e-mail address or phone number, so they can confirm receipt of your payment.)
At-the-door tickets, $30 each, will be available at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 111 Kingsbury Avenue, during tour hours ONLY. For more information, contact Pam Ruminski at (219) 363-2094, Tim Stabosz at (219) 363-7485, or email p_ruminski@yahoo.com.
There will be a total of 7 historic buildings open for self-guided touring. Those sites include:
Bethany Lutheran Church at 102 G Street,
the home of Cindy Weiner at 616 C Street,
the home of Dr. Jim and Christie Edwards at 2114 Woodlawn Drive,
the home of Joe and Kellie Woods at 106 Franklin Court,
the home of Timothy Stabosz at 1501 Michigan Ave.,
the La Porte Railroad Depot at 809 Washington Street, and
Carmel Chapel at 6200 W 50 S.
Live musical entertainment will be provided at most or all locations, and refreshments will be served at the church.
Tour Chairperson Pam Ruminski stated, “For those willing to buy tickets in advance, which aids in our planning, the cost is only $25 per person. Day of tour tickets cost $30, and are available at Bethany Lutheran Church, during tour hours only.”
For more information, contact Ruminski at 219-363- 2094 or p_ruminski@yahoo.com; or Tim Stabosz at 219-363-7485 or tstabosz@yahoo.com.
Preserve Historic La Porte is the area’s not-for-profit citizens’ group, that seeks to raise awareness of the quality of life and economic development benefits of preserving and protecting La Porte’s unique and special historic built environment. Besides the Candlelight Tour, the group seeks to promote local historic designations, engages in educational training, and directly saves or restores historic structures through grants or outright purchase.
Pam Ruminski, long-time chairperson of the Candlelight Tour, stated, “We are excited to announce the return of the Candlelight Tour for 2025. As always, our members, volunteers, decorators, and homeowners are committed to putting on another magical event for everyone.”
Preserve Historic La Porte is a La Porte-based non-profit citizens group dedicated to the preservation of the city’s historic architecture, and promoting the economic development and quality-of-life benefits of historic preservation.
CONTACT: Pam Ruminski at (219) 363-2094, or Tim Stabosz at (219) 363-7485 for questions about the Candlelight Tour.
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