June 17, 2006 to
September 17, 2006

The Westcott House
Springfield http://www.westcotthouse.org

Start Time: 2:00 PM

Cost:
Adult $8.50,
Seniors (65+) $7.00,
Students $6.00

Special arrangements for groups available.

To make a reservation - (937)327-9291

Westcott's Neighborhood: When the Architecture Meets History...

This guided walking tour is offered by the Westcott House Foundation every weekend from June 17 through September 17. The tour last from 45 to 60 minutes and starts at the corner of Sough Greenmount Avenue and East High Street. In 1909, when Burton and Orpha Westcott moved to their newly completed house on the northwest corner of East High Street and Greenmount Avenue, there was no better place to live. East High Street, the most prestigious thoroughfare in Springfield, was embraced by inventors and entrepreneurs, local businessmen and community leaders. The mostly large-scale homes built along this street, designed in Neoclassical Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque style, reflect the taste of the noted individuals who lived here at the turn of the last century. We might only guess what the neighbors’ reaction was to the new Westcott House that looked nothing like the residences down the street.
Today the grand houses of East High Street are monuments to a golden age of the community once known as The Champion City. Join the staff of The Westcott House for an afternoon stroll along East High Street to observe the evolution of American residential architecture and trace the stories behind the brick and mortar.