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Fall Tour Schedule

Tours start at 10 a.m. and generally take about 90 minutes.

The tours are free, open to the pubic, no reservations are required, — just show up, but don't forget to bring water or even light rain protection!

Note: Dates and leaders are subject to change.

Guide:

Saturday, October 4

 

Crescent Park

Manors, mansions, and Italian Renaissance homes are all on the menu of this tour of the lovely Crescent Park / Seneca Street area of Palo Alto

Meet opposite 526 Seneca Street (by garage for 900 University Avenue)
garage


Guide:
Kristen Harrison

Sunday, October 5


Beyond Professorville

Fine examples of Colonial Spanish Revival, Craftsman, and Quee Anne architecture including the magnificent Birge Cark designed Casa Abierto, Casaquerida, and the Palo Alto Club.

Meet at 1325 Cowpert Street
1325 Cowper
1325 Cowper Street,
Guide:
Philip Roberts

Sunday, October 12

Homer Avenue

Old laundries, the church from the film Harold and Maude, and charming Victorian cottages are highlights.

Meet at 475 Homer Avenue

475 Homer
475 Homer Avenue
The Woman's Club
Guide:
Laura Roberts

Saturday, October 18


Boyce Ashby Addition

Discover some of Palo Alto’s most elaborate 19th century houses developed outside the former city limit of the 1890’s. A tour highlight is the impressive 1896 Queen Anne Herzinger House on Forest Avenue, now under major restoration.

Meet at 1001 Forest Avenue
1001 Forest sketch
1001 Forest Avenue,
Guide:
Susan Bortn

Sunday, October 19


Professorville

Lovely neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Palo Alto's first historial district.!

Meet at 1005 Bryant Street
1005 Bryant
1005 Bryant Street,
Corner of Bryant and Addison
Guides:
Kris Zavoili and Anne Gregor

Saturday, October 25


Upper College Terrace

Developed at the same time as Stanford Uniersitiyi andd originally mapped as "Palo Alto", the terrace portion of this srea is mostly in the upper half of the tract, bordering campus to the west.

Meet at 2275 Amherst Street
2275 Amherst
2275 Amherst Street
Guide:
Susan Borton

Sunday, October 26

 

Grenmeadow

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its pristine mid-century modern era Eichlers, this unique neighborhood community provides a good look at the suburban utopia developerJoseph Eichler envisioned in 1954.

Meet at 4010 Nelson Drive (corner of Parkside Deive)

4010 Nelson Drive

Guide:
Simon Pennington

2023

Stanford, May 2023

Mayfield Tour, September 23, 2023:

Sept. 23, 2023

Professorville, October 1

Homer Avenue, October 7

Boyce–Ashby AdditionTour, October 14, 2023

BoyceAshbyWeb

Lower College Terrace, October 21, 2023

2022

Downtown Tour, November 5, 2022:

Downtown tour Nov., 2022
14 people were on this tour.

Professorville Tour, October 23, 2022:
Professorville tour

Mallory, John and Bo
Birge Clark's granddaughter Mallory with husband John, and Bo Crane

Birge Clark Webster Tour, October 15, 2022:
Birge Clark Webster tour

Birge Clark Edgewood Tour, October 1, 2022:
Birge Clark Edgewood tour
Participants included Birge's son Dean!

Crescent Park, May 21, 2022:
Start of tour at Squire House
Squire House


Forest Court
Forest Court

Mayfield Tour, May 7, 2022:
Mayfield photos

2021

November 6, 2021 Barron Park tour:
Barron Park tour

Homer Avenue, November 3, 2018:
Homer AVenue

Professorville, October 20, 2018:
2018 Professorville

Crescent Park, September 28, 2013:
Crescent Park

Downtown/Homer May 5, 2012:
248 Homer

If you missed the latest tours or want a glimpse of past tours, check out the self-guided brochures describe below.

Self–Guided Tours

St. thomas Aquinas Homer Avenue Heritage Walk

Old laundries, the church from Harold and Maude, charming Victorian cottages—it's all on Homer Avenue!

College Terrace College Terrace

"Neat Cottages" and "Handsome Residences" define the flavor of College Terrace!

cover Professorville Sampler

This walk gives you a feel for this wonderful neighborhood that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was Palo Alto's first historical district! Read about early Professorville residents in "Who Was Who in Professorville" by columnist Ward Winslow, reprinted from the Sunday, October 13, 1985 Palo Alto Times Tribune.

door Holiday House Tours

Links to photos from past Holiday House Tours are on the Holiday House Tour page. (There are no plans to resume these tours.)

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