Historic house hosts holiday celebration in Peters Township
Kate Cunning of Washington greets guests at the 1790s-era log house.
Willy Frankfort, Peters Creek Historical Society president, greets visitors to the 1790s-era log house.
Betty Amato serves the main course during the Wright House’s Soup and Stroll.
Bryan Cunning of Washington greets visitors to the 1790s log house during the Soup and Stroll.
Claire and Isabel Vukela of Peters Township visits with Father Christmas.
Bryan Cunning of Washington greets visitors to the 1790s log house during the Soup and Stroll.
Harry Funk / Staff Bethel Park High School student Natalie Myers plays holiday music during the Soup and Stroll.
Willy Frankfort, Peters Creek Historical Society president, greets visitors to the 1790s-era log house.
Sydney Holsopple of Monongahela visits with Father Christmas.
Ruthann Seraly serves guests in the Wright House kitchen.
Vaughn Dailey, retired Peters Township School District teacher, talks with high school students he asked to assist with the Soup and Stroll.
Bethel Park High School student Danika Moody plays holiday music during the Soup and Stroll.
Bethel Park High School students Natalie Myers, left, Danika Moody plays holiday music during the Soup and Stroll.
Bethel Park High School student Natalie Myers plays holiday music during the Soup and Stroll.
The Enoch Wright House is marking its bicentennial.
Two hundred years ago, a stately house was under construction in the midst of what then was the wilderness of Peters Township.
The annual Soup and Stroll at the Enoch Wright House on Venetia Road was reminiscent of the holiday seasons celebrated there by members of the Wright family and, more recently, the Peters Creek Historical Society, which maintains the venerable Georgian-style structure.
On an unseasonably clear and mild Dec. 6, visitors stopped by to sample soup made by historical society members while learning more about what the house has to offer. Greeting guests were people dressed in period clothing, including a portrayal of Father Christmas, the holiday predecessor to Santa Claus.
The Wright House, which was completed in 1816, contains several history-related displays, including the bedroom of Charity Wright, featuring authentic 19th-century furniture, and a mining room with plenty of rare artifacts from what once was the local area’s primary industry.
Also on the property is a log house that was built in West Finley Township in what is believed to be the 1790s. Ten years ago, it was transported to the other side of Washington County and reassembled with the utmost attention to detail.