Woman’s Literary Union Foss Mansion Open House, Fair is Dec. 8

AUBURN — The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County will open its historic Foss Mansion at 19 Elm St. for a Christmas Open House and Fair on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and admission is free. Santa will be there in the morning.

For sale will be gift baskets, baked goods, holiday items, raffle tickets and a knit and stitch table. WLU members have decorated the mansion’s rooms on the first floor. The grand staircase is decorated for the holidays offers an opportunity for Christmas photos. The festive holiday decor blends beautifully with the mansion’s architectural splendor. Built between 1914 and 1917 for Horatio G. and Ella May Fletcher Foss. The distinctive mansion is a landmark of the historic downtown Auburn District and was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1976. The Woman’s Literary Union of Androscoggin County is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. Tax deductible donations will be accepted at the event to help support the union’s scholarship fund and general maintenance of the Foss Mansion. For more information, visit womansliteraryunion.org or call Kathy Lawrence at 207-795-6134 or email kmlawrence@aol.com.