Explore Phoenix’s own spooky Victorian house on Halloween night! Halloween at Rosson House takes place from 5-8pm on Tuesday the 31st. Take a self-guided tour of the Rosson House to see artifacts on display, including a wicker coffin, a mourning dress, and a replica Ouija Board. Stick around for crafts, cider, and candy at the Shop the Square museum store, and enjoy some sweet treats from the Vampire Penguin food truck! Costumes and photos are encouraged for this fun event. For more information visit heritagesquarephx.org
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00:00 So if you've ever driven past the spooky Victorian house on 7th Street in Van Buren
00:05 and wondered what it would be like to go in on Halloween night,
00:09 well Heritage Square is making that dream come true. And I'm talking with Sarah Machete about
00:14 Halloween at the Rawson House. Sarah, thank you so much for chatting with us.
00:18 Thank you for having me, Lexi.
00:19 Absolutely. So this is going to be such a fun event because it's happening on Halloween night.
00:26 Yes, there's no better place to spend Halloween than in a Victorian house.
00:30 Absolutely. And I literally just asked, so this is a true Halloween,
00:34 or excuse me, a true Victorian era house.
00:37 Yes, the house was built in 1895. It's a Queen Anne Victorian. It's been there since it was built
00:42 and it's been completely restored. So if you step in today, it looks like,
00:46 just like it would have in the late 1800s.
00:48 Oh, that is so cool. And it does kind of give off a little bit of that spooky vibe. So it's
00:53 perfect for Halloween night. Tell me what everybody can experience on that evening.
00:59 Well, it's going to be a lot of fun. We're encouraging everyone to dress up. Everyone
01:02 on staff has their costumes on deck and ready to go. The Rawson House will be open for visitors
01:07 to walk through. You can spend as much or as little time in the house as you'd like.
01:11 We have the house fully decorated for Halloween and we also have objects on display from the time
01:17 period. So we have morning objects such as a beautiful morning dress from the time period.
01:22 We have a wicker coffin in our formal parlor. That's really cool. A replica Ouija board.
01:28 So we have some really cool stuff on display for people to take a look at.
01:32 So you guys are really, really setting the spooky scene, if you will, for everybody to come and
01:38 enjoy. I also know there's going to be some cider, some candy and a food truck.
01:43 Yes, it's going to be very family friendly. We're going to have a scavenger hunt for kids to do
01:47 while they're there. We have crafts. We're going to do lollipop ghosts and decorating gourds.
01:52 Yes, we're going to have a food truck. The vampire penguin food truck will be there.
01:56 And then one of our restaurants, Queso Zone in the Teeter House at Heritage Square,
02:00 will be serving empanadas, which will also be really fun. And then, of course,
02:05 we'll have cider and plenty of candy for everybody. Oh, that sounds fantastic. How fun.
02:11 So do you encourage everyone to dress spooky or can they kind of come in any costume they want?
02:16 You can come in any costume you want. I usually don't go spooky. I usually try because I have to
02:20 be working. So I have to wear a super functional costume usually. But people go all out. One of
02:26 our volunteers last year wore a full ghost sheet the entire three hour event. That is right there.
02:33 I love it. So what about afterwards? You guys have PoeFest coming to do readings.
02:39 We're very excited. PoeFest is an amazing organization. They bring theater into the
02:43 classroom and this is their big fundraiser every year. They haven't been back since COVID. So we're
02:49 excited. This is their first year back. They do dramatic readings of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
02:55 on our beautiful staircase inside the Rawson House. So they'll be there right after our event.
03:00 We're from 5 to 8. They'll be from 8 to 10. And you can still get tickets for PoeFest at
03:04 poefest.org. That's great. And tell me a little bit about the raffle. Yes. So there is a raffle.
03:10 Anyone who goes to PoeFest will be entered in to win a raffle from Bookman's. And then anyone who
03:16 comes to our event and buys a ticket beforehand also gets a chance to win a Bookman's gift bag.
03:21 I love it. So I know they have to get tickets for PoeFest. Do they have to get a ticket to come
03:25 and walk through the house and experience all of that? Or can people just stop by?
03:28 So you can get a ticket on the night of or you can buy them in advance. If you go to
03:32 heritagesquarephx.org you can get your tickets there. I love it. Sounds so fun. Perfect for
03:39 Halloween. And it's actually on Halloween night. So it's great if you don't have something planned
03:43 for that Tuesday night yet. All right. Sarah Wills sounds great. And you can find more
03:47 information there on their website to check it out. And hopefully they'll see you guys there
03:50 for a spooky fun event.
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