By MATT PIKE

St. Joseph Post

The Shakespeare Chateau Guild will feature six historic locations around St. Joseph this Sunday that feature some of the finest examples of stained glass.

Isobel McGowan, owner of the Shakespeare Chateau, says the guild is very excited to get a chance to show off some of the stain glass in St. Joseph

“Because stained glass is such a great feature,” McGowan tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “The title of our tour is Architectural jewelry, and really when you walk into one of these places with all this stained glass you can see why it’s called that, it’s been referred to that for many, many, many years, and you can see why it’s called that.”

McGowan says the windows are like little jewels that catch the light and create beautiful effects on the interior, depending on the angle of the sun.

McGowan says there are many things’ people appreciated about stained glass, one being its intrinsic beauty

“But it also has these special effects that are created, the glinting and glistening and the prisms that are cast across walls,” McGowan explains. “It just changes the lighting of the interior space very dramatically.”

McGowan says stained glass can create magical effects within a home depending on the weather condition and time of year

“It’s jaw dropping really to appreciate and to see it in person,” Mcgowan says.

McGowan says people come from all around for these types of tours in St. Joseph’s historic buildings

“We are so fortunate to have such an inventory of historic buildings built during that period of prosperity and exuberant design that we know as the Gilded Age,” McGowan explains. “And we are so lucky to have these, and people will come from all over.”

The tour will be held on Sunday from noon to 5pm beginning at the Shakespeare Chateau. Tickets can be purchased in advance for 20 dollars, or on the day of the tour for a slightly higher price.

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