‘Tis the season’ for home tours. Lisa and I are avid home tour fans and during this time of year we are busy nearly every weekend traveling the Central Florida Historic Home Tour Circuit. Home Tours are a great way to gather decorating ideas, design tips, and best of all a wonderful way to meet other old home enthusiasts.
Here is the list of the good ones. If you know of others, please tell us. We will report back with the highlights and maybe our paths will cross along the way. Happy Home Touring!
2009 Home Tours
Saturday, October 25– 11:00am-5:00pm; $10 in advance, $15 on day of tour
VM Ybor Neighborhood Association Home Tour, just north of Ybor City, Tampa, FL
http://www.vmybor.org/hometour
Saturday, November 7 – 10:00am-3:00pm; $10 in advance, $15 on day of tour
Bungalowfest: Historic Kenwood Home & Garden Tour, St. Petersburg, FL
http://www.historickenwood.org
Sunday, November 15 – 12:30-4:00pm; $15 per person, $10 for seniors
College Park Neighborhood Association Historic Homes Tour, Orlando, FL
http://www.collegeparkorlando.org
Friday, December 4 – The Candlelight Tour – 6:00-9:30pm; $25 in advance, $30 on eve of tour
Saturday, December 5 – The Day Tour of Homes – 11:00am-4:00pm; $15
$35 for both days (can purchase tickets online)
Historic Sanford Holiday Tour of Homes, Sanford, FL
http://www.sanfordhistorictrust.org
Saturday, December 5 – 10:00am-4:00pm; $10 per person
Holiday Tour of Historic Homes, Palatka, FL
http://www.shna.net
December 13, 2009 – Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association and Rotary Holiday Sampler Home Tour of the Heights, Tampa, FL
http://www.seshca.com
Sunday, December 13 – 3:00-8:00pm;
$15 in advance (including via PayPal), $20 on day of tour
Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Candlelight Tour of Homes, St. Petersburg, FL
http://www.honna.org/neighborhood-events/candlelight-tour.html
2010 Home Tours
Saturday, March 6–
Historic Hyde Park Home Tour, Tampa, FL
Historic Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
http://www.ehydepark.org
Saturday, March – Pink Flamingo Home Tour, Gulfport, FL
http://www.gulfportchamberofcommerce.com
Saturday, March 20 – 11:00am-4:00pm
Lake Morton Neighborhood Association Historic Home & Garden Tour, Lakeland, FL
http://www.lmna.org
Saturday, March – Homes Tour of Historic Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, FL
Sponsored by: Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society & The City of Indian Rocks Beach
Saturday, April 3, 2010 – 10:00am-4:00pm
Historic Roser Park Tour of Homes, St. Pete, FL
http://www.roserpark.net
Sunday, April ?, 2010
Old Seminole Heights Home Tour, Tampa, FL
http://www.oldseminoleheights.org
Sunday, April 18, 2010 –
Garden Tour of Historic Lake Eola Heights, Orlando, FL
http://www.lehhna.com
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Thanks for the list!
You are welcome. Go enjoy the tours. The College Park Historic Home Tour was mucho fun yesterday.
I believe the SE Sem Hts home tour is on Sunday February 21st this year with tickets going on sale Feb 1st on their site. The old Seminole Heights tour will not be April 4th (Easter this year) but I am not sure what the new date is at this point. Trustee and tour chair resigned to focus on his business so there is a bit of a scramble at the moment. I’ll advise when I hear an update.
Thank you for the update Greg. Please let us know when you hear about Old Seminole Heights Tour. Happy Holidays.