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Mrs. Irwin (Patt) Cucullu shows off her dining/living room, which will be featured on Hancock?s home tour.1
Hancock rings in season with Christmas Home Tour,
? Three of Hancock County?s most charming homes will be open to the public this weekend for the Christmas Home Tour sponsored by the Hancock County Historical Society.
The tour ? part of the Second Annual Red Ribbon Christmas celebration taking place throughout the county this month ? is set for Saturday.
Besides the homes of three Historical Society members, the Kate Lobrano House, which is home to the Historical Society, also will be on the tour.
Tickets are $5 in advance or $2 per home on tour day. Tickets are available in Bay St. Louis at Ruth?s Bakery, 130 Court St., Olde Towne Restaurant, 119 Main St., and the Hancock County Chamber of Commerce office on U.S. 90.
On tour will be the Mumme home, 504 Nicholson Ave., Waveland, from
10	a.m. to noon; the Cucullu home, 121 Citizen St., Bay St. Louis, from
11	a.m. to 1 p.m.; Halcyon House, 341 Main St., Bay St. Louis, from noon to 2 p.m.; and the Kate Lobrano House, 108 Cue St., Bay St. Louis, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Here is a brief sketch of each of the homes:
?	The Mumme home was once part of the thriving Ulman?s Woolen Mill of Waveland. Built in the 1800s by Alfred A. Ulman, one of Wave-land?s first aldermen, the house was purchased by the late Eldon Mumme and his wife Joanne in the late 1980s. Open to the public will be eight rooms, each with its own spectacular array of period furnishings and family heirlooms. Decorating for the holidays with antique dolls, toys and tree trimmings is a family tradition.
?	Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Cucullu have lovingly restored and cared for their Citizen Street home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built around 1868, the house originally was a single structure, occupied by two blacksmithing brothers and their families. However, the wives wanted separate houses. So, for the sake of harmony, the brothers hired a contractor from the Labat family in 1921 to cut the single residence in half and move one section 35 feet from the other.
Traditional holiday decorations add to the charm of the many local artists?
works displayed throughout the house.	j
?	The century-old Halcyon House, 1 a primary example of a gable-roofed Creole cottage, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is home to two antique I shops. The house features two en- , trances in middle bays with an undercut gallery. Double-leafed doors are set off by original shutters.
Furnishings reflect the period as do the holiday decorations. For the tour, , hosts will be dressed in period costumes to greet guests and conduct ? tours of the house?s original four; rooms, which were built around 1870. ! Dr. Lawrence Heller and Mr. Larry ! Timmerman are the owners.	!
?	The Kate Lobrano House is a tum-of-the-century shotgun cottage j with a two-sided undercut gallery, j The first room serves as a small mu-; seum featuring period furnishings, clothing and art work and holiday dec-; orations. Of special interest will be' two furnished doll houses on loan to ' the Society for the holidays. The reference room addition will feature pub- ? lications of the Society and refreshments for visitors on the home tour, j