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Coming in May! Spring 2024 Walking Tours

 

All tours start at 10 a.m. on Saturday mornings except the Sunday, Professorville tour and are generally 90 minutes to 2 hours long.

All tours are free, open to the pubic, no reservations are required, — just show up, but don't forget to bring water and sun or light rain protection.

Tour Description   Meeting Place
Sunday
May 5
Professorville Featuring the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Bryant street. 1005 Bryant Street 1005 Bryant
Saturday
May 11
Stanford's Palo Alto New tour!!! Stanford’s Palo Alto estate, Hoover Pavilion, Univ. Ave depot Meet at El Palo Alto Park,
117 Palo Alto Avenue
by the railroad tracks
El Palo Alto sign
May 18 Upper College Terrace Explore College Terrace from Dartmouth to Amherst streets! See the Jewel of College Terrace" and the Coutts dam. Escondido Elementary School parking lot, 890 Escondido Road Escondido School
May 25 University Avenue Turn of the century homes in one of the first additions to Palo alto, including the historic Squuire House and the1896 Herzinger House. 526 Seneca Street 526
June 1 Greenmeadow Modern Eichler homes designed 70 years ago. 4010 Nelson Drive 4010 Nelson

Photos from past tours

Mayfield Tour, September 23, 2023:

Sept. 23, 2023

13 of the 15 people on this tour.

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

Taken on the 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!

downtown brochure cover Downtown Walking Tour

Beautiful tiles abound! The brochure is currently being revised, so join the next tour!

Squire House Crescent Park  

There is no brochure for this tour yet—so join us on the next docent-led tour!

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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