Address and Phone
1509 N. Perry Road, north of Belt Line Road, west of Josey Lane
972-466-6380

Hours
Wednesday - Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.  FREE admission and group tours.

Mother's Day Concert & Picnic
Sunday, May 11, 6:00 p.m. FREE
Join us for this annual Mother's Day tradition. The concert offers a relaxing evening on the Museum grounds and Pearl Perry Gravley Park while listening to musicians play from the front porch of the historic 1909 home. Bring a  picnic basket, blankets or lawn chairs. Free ice cream and lemonade will be provided. Children can make an old fashioned handmade gift for mom.

Enter the picnic contest. Create a theme for your picnic and enter the third annual Mother's Day Picnic Contest in one of three categories - Best Family, Most Elegant or Most Creative. Registration begins at 5:15 p.m. and judging takes place at 6:00 p.m. with winners announced at the end of the concert.

Click flyer to view more details. For information, call 972-466-3080.

Facility Rental
Contact us for information about rental of this facility for your birthday party, photo opportunities, etc. 

Background
The A.W. Perry Homestead Museum offers a glimpse of life as it was in north central Texas at the turn of the 20th Century. A.W. and Sarah (Huffman) Perry were pioneer homesteaders of Peters Colony who came to Carrollton in the year 1844 from Carrollton, Illinois. They claimed 640 acres and built a house on this farm in 1857. In 1909, their son Dewitt Perry and his wife Francis (Grimes) tore down the first house and used some of the lumber to build the present day house. This structure is now the Museum, restored in 1976 for the bicentennial. You can still find the foundation stones of the first Perry farmhouse in the backyard of the Museum.

Class Information
Girl Scout Tours
Girl Scout tour contract
Silent Movies - Spring
Silent Movies - Summer

Other Information
150 Year Celebration Photos
Links to other useful web sites.
Refund Policy
Rental
School Tours
The Homestead Newsletter
Tours

Birthday Parties
Plan your child's next party at our house! The A.W. Perry Homestead Museum offers elegant porches for hosting tea parties and a big barn for playing games that once delighted pioneer children. Flyer.

Party themes include: Victorian Tea Party, Toys and Games Party, and Hoe Down Party. $100 party fee includes table decorations, craft supplies, plates, utensils, cold lemonade and up to 15 goody bags. You provide the cake and the guests!

Children will enjoy 90 minutes of activities led by Museum staff followed by 30 minutes for eating cake and opening presents. Call today to schedule a Saturday or Sunday party. Parties are appropriate for children ages 6-10. Birthday party policies and contract

Calling All Volunteers!
The Museum has volunteer opportunities available all year. We are always in need of volunteer tour guides/docents for our school and group tours, and special events volunteers to help with our Old Fashioned Christmas, Silent Film Series, Mother's Day Concert, and birthday parties. Research and other opportunities are also available. Call the Museum Activity Leader at 972-466-6381 for more information.

Photos
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