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Sunday afternoon before the Extreme Makeover Home edition at the Fox Theater we drove around part of downtown I hadn’t seen before. Since John Wesley Miller was the builder of the Lizzie Bell home I wanted to get a better look at the Armory Park area of town.
The Glenwood Hotel Tucson
The closest I got while on a recent photo walk was by the Glenwood Hotel which I’m sure is a story in it’s own right. I mention all this because it wasn’t until Monday morning I had the opportunity to read the Sunday paper and found the article on the Armory Park Home Tour coming up this Saturday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Armory Park Home Tour
This is a self guided tour and you will have the opportunity to see some very old homes in Tucson. Armory park has a long history and there are some very architecturally unique homes in this part of Tucson. Not to mention some going back more than 100 years. Not exactly “green” homes but I’m sure they didn’t think about heating, cooling, or tearing them down when they built them.
One of the homes on the tour was built in 1899 and is only 400 sq. ft. And yes, there are people living in it.
The nice thing about this event is the money being raised to help feed aged, sick and needy families. I think this is a great cause and I know there are some old home buffs out there that would love to be able to see inside some of these historic homes.
Here are the details in a nutshell
- When: Saturday March 28 12:30-5:30 p.m.
- Where: The self guided tour starts at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church 545 S. Fifth Ave.
- How much: Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the tour. You can purchase them online at www.armoryparktucson.org. For more information call Chris at 440-7131.
This is a great opportunity to see some of Tucson historic homes and contribute to a good cause at the same time. March this down on your calendar and plan on an afternoon of historic home viewing. Don’t forget to bring your camera.
He-he, that’s a very interesting tour!;-) If I am to take a self-guided tour I’d think I can take it at any given time without the need for any tickets. Afraid I don’t quite understand this event… What do you get anyway? A flyer listing the homes?
@concerned
from the other blog – I think you get two things.
First, you get to talk to the people that own the homes and hear their story about the property and it’s place in Tucson history.
Second, and most important, you get to help fund a good cause supplying food for the needy and the shut-ins of the community.
It is a fund raiser, but one with a little twist in that they don’t sell you a raffle ticket for a toaster, they give a little of themselves and open their homes to help feed their neighbors in need.
OK, thanks, Dave.