Home Tour: Historic Adobes of Barrio Viejo

Six of Tucson’s Oldest and Most Extraordinary Properties

Saturday 20 April 2013 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

For the first time in a generation, a collection of Tucson’s oldest and most extraordinary historic homes in the Barrio Viejo Historic District will open their doors to support Historic Preservation in Tucson. The tour, organized by Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, will highlight six landmark adobe properties in one of Tucson’s most beloved neighborhoods. This tour is a rare opportunity to peek inside some of the community’s oldest homes and explore the legacy of Tucson’s beginning.

Tickets are $35.00 each and can be purchased online by clicking the “Purchase Tickets” link.

Tickets can also be purchased in person with cash or check at:

Hotel Congress
311 East Congress

BON
3022 East Broadway

Adobe House Antiques
2700 North Campbell

More info: www.preservetucson.org.

The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation Mission is to preserve Tucson’s Unique Architectural Environment.
The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation vision is to become a community resource for Preservation.

It’s obviously home tour month, with the Historic Sam Hughes Neighborhood & Home tour last Sunday, and tomorrow the Jefferson Park Neighborhood home tour. Coming up on April 20 is Historic Barrio Viejo’s home tour, so stay tuned.

Jefferson Park’s home tour only costs $10, and will feature 9 homes, plus more:

Jefferson Park Home Tour – April 14, 11 am – 4 pm
Jefferson Park celebrates its historic status

Come visit and see that “historic” on the outside does not always mean “old” on the inside! Nominated as an example of post-World War II development, Jefferson Park has even deeper roots and offers a wonderful mix of styles ranging from Craftsman Bungalow, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Pueblo Revival to post-World War II ranch-style homes. Many have been updated while retaining their historic character

FREE! Activities in the Park

Homes open at Noon
Art/Craft tents include, potters, photographers, copper crafts, jewelry and much more
Garden Art for Sale – Talavera/ Rainbarrels
Silent Auction – of Services, Certificates, and more
Food Truck Round-up – stop by for lunch!

Tour and ticket sales start at the International School of Tucson (IST) at 1701 E. Seneca St. (just west of Campbell Ave.)
Website: www.jeffersonpark.info. Neighborhood boundaries are Grant to Lester, Euclid to Campbell, or online (click here).

The art of Nancy Lenches and the debut of Pilita’s new signature T-shirt Nancy will again bring her discontinued designs, her seconds, her deeply discounted T-shirts, and her new designs. It is right in time for holiday buying. La Pilita’s
new T-shirt design will feature three streets, Main, Meyer and Convent.

If you don’t own a Nancy Lenches t-shirt, this sale is for you. And if you are like me and own several, then show up also to purchase more discounted ones for friends and family for holiday gifts. Last year I bought two for a friend who has even ordered these shirts online for her mother.

La Pilita Museum is at 420 S. Main, south of Cushing St., south of the Tucson Convention Center in downtown. Website: www.lapilita.com, phone 520-882-7454. It is also next to the solemn El Tiradito lovers’ shrine, which you can visit after the sidewalk sale.