The first weekend in December marked “Christmas in Smithfield,” an annual two-day event that includes tours of the town’s historic homes, an antique show at The Smithfield Center, with ticket sales benefitting the 1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse. The event coincided with the Smithfield High School Choraliers’ Dec. 6-7 Christmas concert, which this year was held at Christ Episcopal Church rather than St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum.

This year’s homes tour featured the circa-1907 James Robert Jordan House on Grace Street, an 1885 Grace Street home known as “The Cottage,” the circa-1903 Johnson House on Main Street, the 18th century Windsor Castle homestead of Smithfield founder Arthur Smith IV, and the circa-1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse.

The Jordan House, now owned by Jon and Denise May, was originally the home of James Robert Jordan, an early 20th century member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

The Cottage, now owned by Jeff and Elizabeth Brooks, is among the oldest homes on Grace Street and was built for Sallie Ann Eley. The Victorian-style Johnson House was built in 1903 and recently underwent extensive renovations.