Historic House Tour
July 20 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Explore four homes in downtown Geneva and learn their history, who built them and stories of people who lived in them. Enjoy this rare opportunity to walk through the homes and explore their unique character. Tickets include tours of all four homes, admission to the Geneva History Museum that day, and a swag bag full of coupons and offers from museum partners – $40/person, $35/museum member, and $45/person after July 15. Registration is required and can be made here online, at the Geneva History Museum, 113 South Third Street, Geneva, or call 630-232-4951.
Park your car and walk to all four homes, then explore downtown Geneva and use your swag bag coupons to shop and dine.
Tickets can be picked up at the Geneva History Museum starting July 8 with summer hours of 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tuesdays thru Saturdays, and on the day of the tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Homes on the Tour
601 South Street – An “upright and wing house” built in 1871 as a one-story cabin.
416 South First Street – Started as a simple wood frame house built in 1851 for Augustus Herrington.
227 North Third Street – Built in 1854 for Jason H. House who was a blacksmith and Civil War veteran.
201 Ford Street – Built in 1854 by John Chambers, a carpenter.
(additional historic information will be included on the tour ticket)
REGISTER HERE!
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