The 36th Annual Historic Homes Tour: Street Stories
Street Stories Scavenger Hunt Online
PLF’s Annual Historic Homes Tour Becomes a FREE Socially Distanced Event!
Dear Community Residents,
The past few months have been difficult for all of us both professionally and personally. The rate of change we are all feeling in our daily lives throughout this COVID-19 crisis is like nothing any of us has felt before. Our hearts go out to all who have been affected by the outbreak. We know how important it is to stay connected to each other as we navigate and plan toward a successful future which brought us to this outreach.
We believe it is our role and responsibility during this time to prioritize two things: the health and well-being of our many volunteers, sponsors, visitors and community while also playing a role in supporting local health officials to contain the spread of the virus. To that end we have made the difficult decision to suspend our largest sponsorship and fundraising event, the 36th annual Historic Homes Tour and replace it with "Street Stories" - a self-guided tour of historic locations in and around Old Town Fort Collins.
This is a free “unchaperoned” event which can be done at your own pace and with whomever is in your social circle. This activity is not only fun for all ages, but you'll learn about the history, architecture, and some crazy facts/stories about properties you pass everyday. To make it more of an adventure, we've also included a scavenger hunt-- the grand prize winner will receive a party for 25 hosted at the Avery House (post Covid 19, of course.)
In mid to late October we'll have booklets available for pick-up (or to be mailed at your request) at various locations, as well as an on-line version. To be eligible to to enter the scavenger hunt grand prize drawing, all answers will need to be received by December 31st.
Poudre Landmarks Foundation's annual Historic Homes Tour in Fort Collins has been held on the second Saturday of September each year since 1985. Tour guests visit historic homes and businesses located in downtown Fort Collins. Tickets go on sale about a month before the event and are available online at poudrelandmarks.org and at several local businesses.
Proceeds from the events support the nonprofit Poudre Landmarks Foundation’s mission to preserve, restore, protect, and interpret the architectural and cultural heritage of the Fort Collins area. For more information, email poudrelandmarks@gmail.com, call (970) 221-0533, or visit poudrelandmarks.org
36th Annual Historic Homes Tour Features
Poudre Landmarks Foundation thanks the generous sponsors whose support helps make the Historic Homes Tour possible. Please give your support to these sponsors' businesses, which contribute so much to Fort Collins' uniqueness.
ranklin Avery came from New York to Northern Colorado in 1870. After laying out Fort Collins’ wide streets and beginning his banking career, he and new wife Sara began building their “cottage” for $3000. As they added three children to their family, they also added to the house several times, notably the Queen Anne tower on the east side