12 PM - 4 PM, Sunday, July 20
$40/person; $35/museum member
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 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. that day, and a swag bag full of coupons and offers from museum partners - $40/person, $35/museum member, $45/person two weeks prior to event. 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 Thursday, July 10th and on the day of the tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2025 Houses:
- 201 Ford Street
- 227 North Third Street
- 601 South Street
- 522 Fulton Street
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Homes on the Tour
Additional house information will be included on house tour ticket.
Teal stars indicate location of each of the four houses in downtown Geneva, IL
Suggested Parking
- free on-street parking throughout downtown (no time limit on Sundays)
- public parking behind the museum, enter off Campbell Street
- behind Kane County Court House off Fourth and James Streets
- next to United Methodist Church on Hamilton Street
- public parking at corner of Hamilton and North Second Street
201 Ford Street
Built in 1854 by John Chambers, a carpenter.
601 South Street
An “upright and wing house” built in 1871 as a one-story cabin.
227 North Third Street
Built in 1854 for Jason House, a blacksmith and Civil War veteran.
522 Fulton Street
This home is an example of a “Shingle Style,” a distinctly American type of construction built in 1907 for the William and Bessie Cannon family.
BONUS TOUR!
320 Franklin Street/St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Built in 1868, was designed at the height of the Gothic Revival architecture's popularity. It represents one of the purest expressions of the form to be found in Geneva.
