Encanto-Palmcroft | Historic Preservation Association

About the Tour

Home Tour Day is a great day to get out of the house and see how other people live -- specifically those in one of the most talked about historic neighborhoods in Arizona. You will want to park at Phoenix College where you'll will want to buy your tickets and a refreshment. We will then whisk you off to the neighborhood in an old-fashioned trolley while a tour guide gives you a fascinating commentary on the history of the neighborhood. You'll be dropped off within a short distance of your first house. Your ticket will provide information about each specific house, its history, famous people who may have lived in it, interesting architectural features, and more.

If you prefer to walk into the neighborhood from an adjacent neighborhood, you may purchase tickets at the corner of Monte Vista and 9th Avenue. There you will find live entertainment all day long, dozens of vendors selling everything from arts&crafts to food. To raise money, we'll also be selling commemorative home tour T shirts, cookbooks (compiled by neighbors many years ago), and posters. A bake sale will provide a smorgasbord of delectable items baked by our residents and several wine baskets awarded by raffle. You can walk from one house to another or take a trolley to within 1/2 block of each house. Although there's not a great deal of walking required, wear your comfy shoes. We will have chairs along the way in case you'd like to just sit and soak in our beautiful weather, festive environment. You may even find yourself fondly reminiscing over "the good ol' days". Along the route, you'll find portable restrooms, refreshments, and a beautiful collection of historic automobiles (Model T, Model A, etc). Of course, you'll also see many additional beautiful homes and gardens throughout your day - and you can even play our game "Can you find this architectural feature" along the way for a prize T-shirt.

The tour runs from 10:00 to 4:00. You'll want to be here by noon if you want to see all the homes and spend some time at the festivities at 9th Ave and Monte Vista.

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