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The free open house returns Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026, with 1850s-themed food, live music, decorations and crafts. Registration is not required; the historic site’s story includes Cherokee removal and enslaved labor.
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Most of the food advertised for Hunter’s Home’s Christmas Open House is grown or raised at the site, linking its 1850s theme to the place itself. The setting is also a Cherokee plantation with a history that reaches beyond the holiday program.
The event description promises food typical of the 1850s, most of it grown or raised at Hunter’s Home, along with live music, Christmas decorations and crafts. The Oklahoma Historical Society describes the site’s wider landscape as including a kitchen garden, field crops and animals, but the event listing does not name dishes or say which ingredients will be served.
The listing gives broad categories rather than named performers or specific craft activities. Candlelight is also mentioned, but the timing is unresolved: it is described as happening after dark alongside event hours of 1–5 p.m., without clarifying whether it falls within that window or continues beyond it.
Further reading: Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗ · Hunter's Home | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗
Hunter’s Home is the only remaining pre–Civil War plantation home in Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a National Historic Landmark, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
George Michael Murrell married Minerva Ross in 1834. Minerva, the oldest daughter of Lewis and Fannie (Holt) Ross, belonged to a wealthy and influential Cherokee family. Lewis Ross was a merchant and planter as well as national treasurer of the Cherokee Nation. As Cherokee people were forced from their homes during the 1838–39 Trail of Tears, Murrell moved west with his wife’s family. In Park Hill, Indian Territory, he established a plantation and built the Greek Revival-style house he named Hunter’s Home, a reference to his interest in fox hunting.
The site’s history also describes the people who labored there. It says outbuildings probably included small cabins for enslaved people and employees. The open-house description lists seasonal activities but does not explain whether or how the program addresses Cherokee displacement or plantation labor.
Further reading: Hunter's Home | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗ · Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗
The open house runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free, and registration is not required. For event information, call 918-456-2751.
The address is 19479 East Murrell Home Road, Park Hill, OK 74451, just south of Tahlequah. The site’s regular public hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; those hours are separate from the special Sunday open house.
Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗ · Plan Your Visit | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗
The open house does not require registration. Separately, Hunter’s Home accepts reservations for group tours of 10 or more; call 918-456-2751 to arrange one.
Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗ · Plan Your Visit | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗
The site’s visitor FAQ says the house has no heating or air conditioning. The open-house listing does not say which activities take place inside, so confirm conditions with the site if indoor access or warmth is important to your plans.
FAQ | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗ · Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗
The event takes place at Hunter’s Home, 19479 East Murrell Home Road, Park Hill, OK 74451, just south of Tahlequah.
Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗ · Plan Your Visit | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗
Take the Muskogee Turnpike east to Muskogee, then US 62 east toward Tahlequah. At the first stoplight, turn right onto State Highway 82; turn left at the first road, Murrell Home Road. The house is about a mile ahead on the right.
Follow US 62 west through Westville and continue toward Tahlequah. Turn left at the second stoplight onto the Bertha Parker Bypass (Highway 62). After three stoplights, turn left onto Muskogee Avenue, also Highway 62. Follow it out of town, turn left at State Highway 82, then left onto the first road, Murrell Home Road. The house is about a mile ahead on the right.
Take exit 297 and follow Highway 82 north for about 35 miles. Just before the Highway 62 intersection, turn right onto Murrell Home Road; the house is about a mile ahead on the right.
The visitor information welcomes service animals individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities; pets are not allowed. It does not describe parking, public transit or additional event-day accessibility arrangements.
The site FAQ says visitors on tours may enter the rooms, but the open-house listing does not confirm that room access is part of this event. Call 918-456-2751 to check.
FAQ | Oklahoma Historical Society ↗ · Christmas Open House | OHS Calendar ↗
19479 East Murrell Home Road, Park Hill, OK 74451
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-02 against the linked sources.