It’s That Time of Year: Fall Home Tours
The Chicago Tribune listed several neighborhood home tours that take place in the fall that many of you may find of interest.
The granddaddy of them all is the Annual Historic Pullman House Tour.
This is the Pullman Foundation’s 35th year.
- Dates: October 11-12
- Hours: 11 am to 5 pm
- Cost: $20 at the door, $17 in advance
- You can find out more information about tickets, directions and all the exciting things happening in Pullman at the Historic Pullman Foundation website.
- The Pullman Community also runs its own website where you can find out about community events.
I’ve attended this event in the past. It’s a great way to see some neat historical row houses on the south side.
The Edgewater Historical Society isn’t too far behind Pullman as it celebrates its 20th annual home tour. They will have 5 houses on the tour.
- Date: September 21
- Hours: Noon to 5 pm
- Cost: $25 (includes refreshments at Uncommon Ground)
- Find out more information at Edgewater’s preservation website.
If Old Irving Park intrigues you, this weekend you can see 7 homes and 4 gardens at the 19th Housewalk and Garden Tour.
- Date: September 20
- Hours: 10 am to 5 pm
- Cost: $20 at the door, $18 in advance
- The tour begins at Mount Olive Church, 3850 N. Tripp Avenue. Call 773-777-2750 for more info.
Sadly, the South Loop Loft Tour is cancelled this year. The Loft Walk started 10 years ago in Printers Row (and expanded to include the entire South Loop neighborhood.)
Here’s what was posted on the South Loop Neighbor’s website:
Thank you for your support of Loft Walk over the years. It is hard to believe we have had 10 memorable events. In order to produce the event, it takes hours of planning and many volunteers. Today, schedule’s are packed with work, home and community committments. As a result, we were unable to secure a project team and the volunteers needed to produce a successful event this year.
We hope to bring Loft Walk back in 2009.
It’s a shame. It was the only loft tour in the city.
House Walks welcome visitors to Chicago-area homes [Chicago Tribune, Sep 14, 2008]