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13th Annual Framingham History Center House Tour Sunday
The oldest property on the tour was once owned by J. F. Bowditch. Located near Callahan State Park on Millwood Street, it was built around 1876, as a duplex home for farmhands.
Framingham History Center's House Tour this year includes a craftsman's masterpiece complete with an Irish pub, a completely transformed Campanelli ranch, a stately Colonial with breathtaking waterfront views and the former J.F. Bowditch Millwood farmhouse.
The 13th Annual Framingham Center House Tour features seven homes. The owners include painters, inventors, sculptors, collectors and craftsmen.
The self tour of the homes is from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 18. There will be Framingham History Center volunteers at each of the homes, too. Tickets are still available.
The oldest property on the tour was once owned by J. F. Bowditch. Located near Callahan State Park on Millwood Street, it was built around 1876, as a duplex home for farmhands.
The original house had a fireplace in every room. Bowditch’s Millwood Farm included a dairy and many of its glass milk bottles were found during
building excavation for an addition. You can view one of the bottles on display in the kitchen.
Now owned by the Wald family, the 135 Millwood home, was expanded in 2001.
Wanting to respect the historical aspects of the home, Andrea Wald and her husband Marc, and engineer, had an addition built behind the original farmhouse that if not pointed out, many would think was original to the farmhouse.
The new kitchen, design by Wald, who owns Andrea Wald Interiors, features beadboard wainscoting, matching windows and blended wood flooring. (see attached photos).
Wald also re-designed her bedroom closet and designed a wardrobe in her daughter's room (see attached photo).
Wald grew up in an art enriched environment thanks to her father, an architect, who was always designing and creating; and who gave her a drawing pad at age 2. In high school, she formally began to explore art and built a portfolio that gained her entrance into Parsons School of Design.
As an interior design, Wald likes to collaborate with clients to create functional, comfortable and personalized living spaces through color choice and selected timeless pieces.
Wald enjoys painting and works in pastels and oils. Her farmhouse has an art studio. (see attached photo).
House tour tickets are $30 ($25 for Framingham History Center members).
Tickets can be purchased online at www.framinghamhistory.org/house-tour or in person at Align Credit Union, 969 Concord St in Framingham. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event at Framingham High.
Tickets allow attendees to visit all 7 homes between noon and 5 p.m. and to stop for refreshments at Amazing Things Arts Center. The tour is rain or shine.
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Originally published on May 15 at 2 a.m. Updated with additional photos.
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