Soup served at historic house

ROXBURY – The public was invited to an old-fashioned soup supper at the Riggs Colonial House, Friday, feasting on homemade soups and breads, courtesy of the Roxbury Township Historical Society.
The historical society has been hosting a Christmas celebration at the saltbox house for three decades, first offering visitors homemade desserts but switching to soups about 25 years ago, said Marge Cushing, president of the society.
The 274-year-old house, which is one of three structures that make up the Museums at Drakesville Historic Park in the Ledgewood section of the township, can sit 22 people at one time.
“We never know how many people will come through,” said Cushing of the three-hour event. “One year we served 170 people. It was standing room only.”
The event, used as a fundraiser for the historical society, draws a variety of visitors. For Corine Borrero and her son Owen, 5, their evening begins with a bowl or two of soup then a visit to King Canal Store and the King Victorian Home.