Please join the Jacksonville Boosters Club for our “2016 Historic Home and Garden Tour” on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 from 11:00am to 4:00pm.
On this year’s special tour, we’re featuring four historic homes and a beautiful modern-day, traditional-style home designed and built to reflect Jacksonville’s architecture. In addition, there are two gardens to be viewed and enjoyed, along with a very rare and special opportunity to tour the back stage area of the Britt Festival’s Pavilion—thanks to the Britt Music and Arts Festival. Plus, top-off your leisurely day with a complimentary tasting of three wines at Daisy Creek Vineyard, located in Jacksonville. Owners and hosts Russ and Margaret Lyon will not only be sharing their wonderful wines with you, but some of their wine making knowledge, as well. A trolley will be available to transport you along the route while you enjoy the onboard announcements pointing-out other historic sights of-interest.
Tickets cost $20 and are available at the Jacksonville Visitor’s Center, located next to the Post Office on Oregon and “C” Streets. They are open daily from 10:00am until 3:00pm, or you may contact them at 541-899-8118. Tickets are also available by calling Judie at 541-899-4074 or Linda at 541-899-1666. Tickets will also be sold on tour days at the ticket booth between the Post Office and the Visitors Center, at Oregon and “C” Streets, as well as at the Dowell House, one of the homes on our tour, located at 470 North Fifth Street, across from Ray’s Market. Cash or checks, made payable to the “Jacksonville Boosters Club,” will be accepted—sorry, we are not set-up for credit cards.
When you purchase your ticket, you will be given a “Home and Garden Tour” brochure which contains your ticket on the back cover. Please be sure to bring your brochure with you on the day of the tour as you will need it to be admitted to the homes and gardens on the tour. You may start your tour at the location of your choosing. Convenient parking is available in the lots near the Jacksonville Library on “C” and “D” Streets and outside the Britt Grounds. Trolley stops will be located near all of these parking locations—see the map located in the center of your brochure listing all of the properties on the tour, available parking lots, ticket sale locations, trolley stops, as well as locations of the public restrooms.
You may use your ticket to complete your tour on one or both days, however, only one entry to each property is permitted in order to better accommodate all guests. As our property owners have generously opened their properties to share with the public, we ask that you take a moment and review our tour policies located on page three of the brochure. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
We are also very pleased to announce that St. Joseph’s Catholic Rectory, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, St. Andrew’s Methodist Episcopal Church and the First Presbyterian Church will also be open for tours, as well. The locations of these properties, with dates and times the tours will be offered, are listed in the Home and Garden brochure. All of the historic properties are an important part of the history of Jacksonville, which you will enjoy learning about from our team of docents, on-site every step of the way!
Proceeds from this event help to support the Jacksonville Boosters Club and the work they do in preserving Jacksonville’s history and in supporting community projects and events.
Photo: Eagle Brewery Saloon