If you’re heading to downtown Franklin this Saturday for Pumpkinfest, there’s a new attraction to check out. Franklin Grove Estate and Gardens, formerly O’More College of Design, will host an open house from 10 a to 3 p.
Open house activities include book talks, free photos in a pumpkin patch, candle making, pool noodle log cabin building and more. You can even tour Franklin Grove’s main mansion, Abbey Leix Mansion.
During your tour, attendees will have the opportunity to cast their votes to help Franklin Grove win a share of $2 million in grant money. Funding would help support plans to turn the property’s two historic mansions into public exhibit space and an entrepreneur center; create new event space; and relocate an endangered Rosenwald school to the property for restoration, helping to transform the estate into an enduring history lesson.
A shuttle will run from behind City Hall on 3rd Avenue to Franklin Grove and back to Pumpkinfest.
