A historic mansion in St. Joseph will be decorated for the Thanksgiving holiday and open for a tour Saturday.

The Saint Joseph Symphony Thanksgiving Historical Mansion Tour takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at a mansion that Sharon Kosek with the Symphony said they’ve been trying to get on the tour for the last three years.

“They have large family gatherings, beautiful, historical, festive times and they decorate splendidly for the Thanksgiving holiday and we have wanted so much to have this gorgeous mansion on the tour,” Kosek said. “It takes so much time to go through it and see all the beautiful things they have inside that we decided this would be a great time to have this fabulous home called “The Pines” on the tour.”

Kosek said the house was built in 1850 as a wedding gift from former U.S. Senator Robert Wilson of Andrew County to his daughter Mary Ann McDonald. Kosek said Senator Wilson brought guests from Jefferson City to the mansion in St. Joseph.

“Fort Sumter had just been bombed and they were afraid of staying in Jefferson City so they moved the meeting to this beautiful home in the front yard and they decided there that Missouri would go with the North. So it has this very historic presence,” Kosek said. “Back then they had many a historic party and political meeting and they still today have many a party and historical meeting by the way of political meetings at this home because it’s a very spacious home and makes for a beautiful location to have gatherings.”

The tour takes place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday. The house is located at #3 Hundley Dr., north of the Noyes Boulevard-Ashland Ave. intersection west off of Ashland.

Advance tickets are $20 and tickets at the door are $25. Tickets are available at the St. Joseph Hy-Vee store service center, Jamie’s Secret Garden, at the Saint Joseph Symphony Office or online.

All the proceeds from the tours will benefit the Saint Joseph Symphony and its programs.