Heritage Home Tour 2018: May 4-8
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE 1910 to 1970
Greek Revival ~ Mid Century Modern ~ Classic Ranch
May 4: Designer Showhouse Preview Party
May 5 & 6: Tour private homes and show the Designer Showhouse
May 7 & 8: Designer Showhouse Pop-up Shop Sale Days
Greek Revival ~ Mid Century Modern ~ Classic Ranch
May 4: Designer Showhouse Preview Party
May 5 & 6: Tour private homes and show the Designer Showhouse
May 7 & 8: Designer Showhouse Pop-up Shop Sale Days
Preview Party
Friday, May 4, 6-9 pm - Event Schedule includes
6-9 pm: Spirits and Appetizers, Home of Kevin Gilley - 108 Laurel Ridge, San Marcos
Catered by Blue Dahlia Bristro, live classical music ensemble, variety of fine wine provided by Debbie Austin and Robert McDonald, Alstadt Beer donated by their new brewery in Fredericksburg, experience a custom built ship-playhouse outdoors for young and old alike.
TOUR EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, May 4th: Preview Party (limited tickets available for $75 each) 6-9 p.m.
5-6 p.m. Private Tour of the Designer Showhouse (home of Wynn Wallace, 106 Chula Vista)
6-9 p.m. Cocktail Party with Appetizers and Spirits at The Gilley Home, 108 Laurel Ridge (photo above)
Catered by Blue Dahlia Bistro with live classical music ensemble; variety of fine wine provided by Debbie Austin and Robert
McDonald; Alstadt Beer donated by their new brewery in Fredericksburg; plus, experience a custom built ship-playhouse
outdoors for young and old alike!
Saturday and Sunday, May 5th-6th: Home Tour and Designer Showhouse, 12-5 p.m.
Advance tickets are $20 each, available online only through May 4. Day-of-Tour tickets (May 5-6) are $25 each at the door.
The 2018 Tour features homes showcasing architecture from 1912 to 1972: Greek Revival, Mid-Century Modern and Classic Ranch.
Begin your Home Tour and pick up your Tour Wristband at either one of two locations:
(1) The Home Tour Headquarters at 400 E. Hopkins Street in the Charles S. Cock House Museum, or
(2) The Henry C. Kyle Home at 711 W. San Antonio Street (home of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Kyle, III). The Kyle home is a magnificent
1912 Greek Revival Restoration owned by one of Central Texas's founding families.
As you make your way through the 1950's to 1970's era homes on our tour, you will end up at the Designer Showhouse at 106 Chula Vista Street. Built in 1950, this home is newly restored by Wynn Wallace and beautifully appointed by local interior designers.
Monday and Tuesday, May 7th-8th: Designer Showhouse Pop-Up Shop, 12-5 p.m.
Our Designer Showhouse (photo below) will open for browsing, shopping and visits with the interior designers.
Heritage Home Tours . . . making history fun since 1975!
The women who founded the Heritage Association didn't set out to save a town, they just wanted to save one significant structure. They knew that preserving the little rock house by the river (today's Charles S. Cock House Museum) was the right thing to do, so they created a home tour to raise money, and save it they did. Then their spirit spread, so that 42 years and hundreds of structures later, that same collective fervor underlies much of what our town still values.
Without it, today's San Marcos wouldn't have nearly its current charm. And with it, the fastest-growing city in America isn't just an exploding mass of chain stores and box apartments. It is a living monument to the beauty handed down to us by our ancestors. With one of the largest intact residential historic districts in the state, a thriving downtown, and a fiercely protected sparkling river, we can be proud that this town has a heart like none other.
A sincere thank you to the wonderful sponsors, volunteers and supporters who made the 2017 Tour, "The Magic of Interior Design," a great success. We are already looking forward to the first weekend in May 2018 for the next Tour of Homes--a San Marcos tradition since 1975.
Without it, today's San Marcos wouldn't have nearly its current charm. And with it, the fastest-growing city in America isn't just an exploding mass of chain stores and box apartments. It is a living monument to the beauty handed down to us by our ancestors. With one of the largest intact residential historic districts in the state, a thriving downtown, and a fiercely protected sparkling river, we can be proud that this town has a heart like none other.
A sincere thank you to the wonderful sponsors, volunteers and supporters who made the 2017 Tour, "The Magic of Interior Design," a great success. We are already looking forward to the first weekend in May 2018 for the next Tour of Homes--a San Marcos tradition since 1975.
