Palo Alto Stanford Heritage 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.
2025
Professorville, October 19, 2025
2023
Stanford, May 2023
Mayfield Tour, September 23, 2023:
Professorville, October 1
Homer Avenue, October 7
Boyce–Ashby AdditionTour, October 14, 2023
Lower College Terrace, October 21, 2023
2022
Downtown Tour, November 5, 2022:
Professorville Tour, October 23, 2022:
Birge Clark Webster Tour, October 15, 2022:
Birge Clark Edgewood Tour, October 1, 2022:
2021
November 6, 2021 Barron Park tour:
Homer Avenue, November 3, 2018:
Professorville, October 20, 2018:
Crescent Park, September 28, 2013:
Downtown/Homer May 5, 2012:
If you missed the latest tours or want a glimpse of past tours, check out the self-guided brochures describe below.
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Homer Avenue Heritage Walk Old laundries, the church from Harold and Maude, charming Victorian cottages—it's all on Homer Avenue! |
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College Terrace
"Neat Cottages" and "Handsome Residences" define the flavor of College Terrace! |
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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. |
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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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