Numbering is in a suggested order for a walking tour (except for last stop 5 miles out)
FAYETTEVILLE — A Fayetteville Country Christmas Homes Tour, set for Dec. 13, has several local homes open for the holidays.
The homes tour is tied into the Fayetteville Country Christmas event on the same day.
Tickets are $20 and will be on sale at the Grand Fayette Hotel starting at 10 a.m. and at locations starting at 11 a.m.
#1 Grand Fayette Hotel - 201 W. Fayette Street The Grand Fayette Hotel, formerly the Country Place Hotel owned and operated by Clovis and Mary Ann Heimsath, was originally known as the Zapp Building, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The structure was built in 1900 in the Romanesque Revival style for local merchant Hugo Zapp.
#2 - Hance House - 208 N. Rusk Street
Built in 1925, the former home of the Henneke and Girndt families was extensively restored and renovated in 2025. The house originally was a single-story structure featuring craftsman wood- work and art deco flourishes.
#3 - Roline’s Guest House – 209 W. Market Street The home, which originally faced Rusk Street, was built in 1890 by J.R. Kubena, a major civic leader in the community and state. The home was purchased in 1916 by Joseph J. Tschiedel.
In the 1930s, members of the family operated business on the portions of the land facing Bell Street. For over 80 years, the home remained in the Tschiedel family.
Roline’s is owned and operated by Lori Beth and Allen Jurecka. Roline, Lori Beth’s grandmother and the property namesake, had the gift of hospitality.
The Jurecka family dates back five-generations in Fay etteville and the surrounding countryside.
#4 - Bloom Inn & Beattie Cottage Guest House 201 W. Bell Street
The Bloom Inn is a beautiful 1895 historical farmhouse. The farmhouse has been extensively remodeled, keeping its original shiplap, hardwood floors, and porch es.
The Beattie Cottage, named after the owner’s great grandmother, is the original 1895 carriage house.
#5 - Girndt Home – 206 E. Bell Street
The house was built in 1988 and bought by the current owner in 1999, who was raised on Rusk Street and has called Fayetteville his home since birth.
The home features meticulously kept gardens in the spacious yard, and a collec- tion of elephant figurines he has been collecting for 38 years, which are on display for visitors to enjoy.
#6 - Zelesky Guest House – 202 N. Church Street and #7 – Baca Guest House – 112 N. Church Street These two historic homes are located next to each other and have local family ties.
In 2020, Rosemarie Rohde and her family started renovations on the 1911 vintage home of her grandparents, Frank and Antonia Zelesky. Both houses went through extensive renovations by local contractor Josh Vitek (part of another multi-generational Fayetteville family), to modernize but not take away from the history of the home.
#8 - The Red & White Inn - 102 W. Main Street The Red & White Building, built in approximately 1836, is one of the earliest commercial buildings still in use in the county. A road from Old San Felipe to Bastrop via Fayetteville already existed by 1833 and after the Revolution, Fayetteville, with its tavern or stage hotel and mercantile stores, was a stop on that stagecoach road.
In 2012, Joan and Jerry Herring purchased the iconic building and opened the Red & White Gallery on the first floor, and the Red & White Inn on the second floor.
#9 - Serenity on the Hill Guest House – 3611 FM 955 This modern home with open concept family room and kitchen is part of the Fruge family legacy, is situated on a 100-acre property a serene landscape, complete with a pond, and expansive open fields, ideal for soaking in the tranquility of the area from the expansive back porch.
