Palo Alto Stanford Heritage Join us for a fun and friendly walk through town. Tours start at 10 a.m., generally last no more than 90 minutes, and cover under 1.5 miles of easy walking. Bring water and sunscreen. The tours are free and open to anyone, no reservations are required, — just show up! Donations to support the mission of Palo Alto Stanford Heritage are appreciated. PAST is happy to work with schools and other community groups to tailor tours to specific needs for a nominal donation. For more information, contact the president at president@pastheritage.org.
Note: Dates are subject to change.
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Sunday, October 4 — Birge Clark Downtown Covers Birge Clark-designed commercial buildings including the former President Hotel (now Graduate Hotel, the Hamilton Avenue Post Office, the Medico-Dental building and the Ramona Street Historial District. |
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Saturday, October 10— Lower College Terrace |
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Sunday, October 11 — Greenmeadow Listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its pristine mid-century modern-era Eichlers, this unique community in south Palo Alto provides a good look at the suburban utopia envisioned by developer Joseph Eichler in 1954. |
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Saturday, October 17— Beyond Professorville |
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Sunday, October 18 — Boyce Ashby Addition Admire some of Palo Alto’s most elaborate and oldest houses developed outside the former city limit of the 1890’s. Includes the grand 1896 Queen Anne Herzinger House on Forest Avenue, now under major restoration. |
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Saturday, October 24 — Professorville Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this beautiful and iconic tree-shaded Professorville neighborhood is the first historical district in Palo Alto. |
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Sunday, October 25 — Homer Avenue
Old laundries, the church from the film Harold and Maude, and charming Victorian cottages are highlights of this Homer Avenue walk. |
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Professorville, October 19, 2025
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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
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Downtown Tour, November 5, 2022:
Professorville Tour, October 23, 2022:
Birge Clark Webster Tour, October 15, 2022:
Birge Clark Edgewood Tour, October 1, 2022:
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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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