From: "Madge Murphy" <murphy@rchs.us> Subject: RCHS Historic House Tour Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:20:19 -0500 Message-ID: <C5533957DEB0409ABB428A0351C54065@rchs001>
JANESVILLE, WI-The Rock County Historical Society announced that the
29th
Historic House and Garden Tour will take place on Sunday, August 30,
from
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This year's homes are all located in Janesville's
newly
designated Jefferson/Bostwick historic district.
"Janesville has a wide array of neighborhoods and architectural styles,"
said Madge Murphy, Executive Director of the Rock County Historical
Society.
"We are excited to be able to feature the homes in the
Jefferson/Bostwick
district this year, with homes from the mid 1800s through the 1940s."
Included on this year's tour is the St. Paul's Lutheran Church (210
South
Ringold Street), and they will be featuring their historic architecture
and
stained glass windows. The seven homes on this year's tour are:
* The Ryan home, 1000 East Milwaukee Street, dating to 1854
* The Schauer home, 1218 Ruger Avenue, dating to 1870
* The Irvine/Murphy home, 114 Jefferson Avenue, dating to 1908
* The VanWart home, 323 South Garfield Avenue, dating to 1926
* The Winters home, 413 South Garfield Avenue, dating to 1927
* The Engler home, 415 Forest Park Boulevard, dating to 1935
* The Parks/Eagan home, 435 South Garfield Avenue, dating to
1941
In Addition, Roosevelt Elementary School (316 South Ringold Street)
originally built in the 1920s in the Georgian Revival style and recently
renovated, will also be on the tour.
The cost for the tour is $15.00 if purchased in advance, and $20.00 day
of
the tour. Tickets will allow entrance to all the sites. Advance tickets
may
be purchased until August 29 at the Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center,
426 N.
Jackson St, open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The day of the tour, tickets, carriage rides, and refreshments will be
available for purchase at House Tour Central, located at Roosevelt
Elementary School.
"The Historic House and Garden Tour is an excellent way for people to
come
and see the unique homes and gardens in the Jefferson/Bostwick
neighborhood," said Murphy.
The Rock County Historical Society enriches the communities in Rock
County
Wisconsin through preservation and dissemination of the unique history
and
heritage of our area. RCHS operates the Lincoln-Tallman House and the
Helen
Jeffris Wood Museum Center. Guided tours of the Lincoln-Tallman House
begin
at the Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center, and are offered daily June
through
September. For more information visit: http://www.rchs.us or call the
Rock
County Historical Society at 608-756-4509.
Madge Murphy
Executive Director
Rock County Historical Society
426 N. Jackson Street
PO Box 8096
Janesville, WI 53547-8096
608-756-4509
<mailto:murphy@rchs.us> murphy@rchs.us
The Rock County Historical Society, A quasi-public membership
organization,
preserves, advances and disseminates knowledge of the history of Rock
County, Wisconsin, by identifying, collecting, preserving, protecting,
and
interpreting prehistoric and historic cultural resources relating to the
history of the county.
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