Heritage Tour of Homes: A San Marcos Tradition
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 apartment's. 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 apartment's. 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.
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Proceeds from the 2017 Tour of Homes will fund our exciting project of placing markers on the streets in front of the most significant Historic District homes, and ultimately to a self-guided oral history of each house, accessed via smart phones. Given San Marcos’ recent distinction of being the fastest-growing city in the U.S, preserving our history is ever more important
Heritage Home Tours . . . making history fun since 1975!
