Holiday Home Tour

You know those amazing and unique mid-century modern houses you see when you drive down Main Street in Carmel, near Guildford? Those were designed by Avriel Shull, an architect from Indiana. There's a whole neighborhood called Thornhurst in Carmel that's full of these awesome houses, and the neighborhood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This tour lets you walk inside these houses and look around! This is literally my dream come true, because I've been eyeing these houses ever since I saw them in Carmel, and this tour actually lets me take a peek inside.The Holiday Home Tour is in its 21st year as of this writing. This year, there were four houses on the tour, each one on Thornhurst Drive, just off Main Street. You get to walk into each house, and there are volunteers inside who tell you about different features of the house. Be sure to take your shoes off before you enter!The tour this year cost $25 per ticket if you paid in advance, and $30 the day of. It's a little steep, but the money benefits the Carmel Clay Historical Society, so it's for a good cause going to good people. You also get a little trolley ride from the parking lot at Carmel Middle School to the houses that you toured. Whee! I'd definitely recommend this tour for anyone who loves mid-century modern architecture and design.