2009
House and Garden Tour
September
12th and 13th
The 27th Annual West Central Neighborhood House and Garden Tour
will highlight gardens, historic homes and other buildings from the 19th and
20th centuries in an effort to promote neighborhood revitalization and historic
preservation. Also featured during the tour will be an expanded West Central
Arts Fest Block Party showcasing the talents of neighborhood visual and performing
artists.
Some of the following information is tentative, so please stop back
to this site for updates.
- 11am to 5pm
- Free horse-drawn carriage rides
- Advance sale tickets are $10 each - $12 days of tours (children age 12
and under are free)
- Advance ticket sales begin August 31, 2009 at the following locations:
- Neuhouser Nursery (8046 Stellhorn Rd.)
- Neuhouser Garden & Gifts (4605 W. Jefferson Blvd.)
- Antiques on Broadway (1115 Broadway)
- Umber's Ace Hardware stores (2413 Lower Huntington Rd., 2814 Maplecrest
Rd.)
- Ticket sales on tour days will be at:
- Swinney Park near the Swinney Homestead (1424 W. Jefferson Blvd.)
- St. Joseph Hospital parking lot (Broadway between W. Wayne St. and
W. Washington Blvd.)
- Free parking is available at:
- Tennis courts at Swinney Park (near 1424 W. Jefferson Blvd.)
- Washington Elementary School (Rockhill St. and W. Jefferson Blvd.)
- St. Joseph Hospital parking lot on Broadway between W. Wayne St. and
W. Washington Blvd.)
- on-street (no money needed for meters)
- A map of tour stops, parking, and day of tour ticket sales locations will
be available on this site at a later date.
- INFORMATION
- General information or sponsorship opportunities: call David at (260)
385-WEST
- The music at the expanded Arts Fest Block Party: call Ben at (260)
450-1695
- Volunteer opportunities: call Barbara at (260) 422-8110
- Advertising opportunities: call Shannon at (260) 415-0070
Sponsored in part by
The tour line-up includes the following sites:
- Broadway Christian Church (910 Broadway)
- 1013 W. Jefferson Blvd. (house)
- 704 Rockhill St. (Carole Lombard House)
- 125 W. Wayne St. (2nd floor apt.)
- 816 Nelson St. (house)
- 835 W. Berry St. (rose garden)
- Midtown Crossing (apt. #312)
- 1325 W. Wayne St. (first floor house)
- 517 W. Washington Blvd. (LaSalle Bed & Breakfast)
- 519 W. Washington Blvd. (garden)
- 1202 W. Wayne St. (Castle Gallery)
- 1030 W. Wayne St. (house in progess)
- 1108 W. Jefferson Blvd. 827 W. Wayne St. (apt.)
- 1134 Nelson St. (house)
Please come back to this site as more information on each tour stop
will be available at a later date.
