September 22, 23, 29 and 30
| Click here to view official 2012 Doors to the Past Poster Brochure/Map for 2nd Weekend |
Tickets: (day of event)
Adults – $15.00/each weekend or $20/both weekends
Students – $5.00
Children 12 & under – FREE
Special: Advance purchases – $10.00/weekend or $15.00/both weekends.
You may pick up your tickets (for both advance purchases and day-of purchases) at the Hoyt Sherman Place Box Office (15th and Woodland, East entrance).
Advance tickets can also be purchased at the Hoyt Sherman Place box office, Ingersoll Dahl’s, Gateway Market, Dahls on Beaver, and Dahls on E. P. True Parkway in West Des Moines.
“Doors to the Past-Tour of Historic Sherman Hill” the annual tour of our historic neighborhood will be held September 23rd, 24th, 29th, and 30th, 2012. Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
This year’s tour will showcase many historic homes, apartments or condominiums over the two weekends and includes Hoyt Sherman Place. Many of this year’s homes have never been on the tour – while others were on tour before or during major restorations. Some properties will be open both weekends and additional properties will be open that are retail shops, including Classic Hats for Men, Vines to Wine, Gateway Market, A Dong, Smokey Row, and Café Di Scala to name just a few.
The walking tour is an inside look at homes, condominiums or apartments, many built in the 1880s and early 1900s. Guests will enjoy a wide variety of décor, from ornate Victorian to Turn-of-the-Century, roaring Twenties to new built within the last few years. Property owners provide a personal tour detailing renovations and preservation projects, both inside and outside.
The Sherman Hill Association is pleased to announce that a percentage of all tickets sales will be donated to neighborhood non-profit organizations.
Sherman Hill is one of Des Moines’ oldest surviving neighborhoods. From its establishment in the 1870s, this neighborhood continues to maintain a prominent place in Des Moines historic heritage. Recognized as a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and by the City of Des Moines as part of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, Sherman Hill offers a unique mix of Victorian, Queen Anne, Italianate, Turn-of-the-Century Four Squares, Double Houses, Stick Style and Flemish architecture.
More details about the 2012 Home Tour will be coming soon!
If you are interested in volunteering or having your home on this year’s tour, please contact Ryan at ryanphowell@gmail.com
THANK YOU to all the VOLUNTEERS, HOSTS, and SPONSORS that make this event possible!
Sherman Hill Association, Inc.
Mickle Neighborhood Resource Center
1620 Pleasant Street, Suite 204
Des Moines, IA 50314 (515) 284-5717
www.historicshermanhill.com
Have the homes that will be on this year’s tour been made public yet? If so, where can I go to look at the list? If not, when will the list be made public? Thanks. Eric
I grew up in the neighborhood , we lived at 1534 High st. 696 20th and 1508 Pleasant. Only the Pleasant Sreet address survives. I am really looking forward to next Saturday and the walking tour.
Thank you for having the doors to the past walk, this has been the second time I have come to Des Moines for this event. Every time I come away with the excitment that has helped me in going forward with the project I have going in West Bend Iowa. Again thank you and thanks to all the people who saw the beauity in the homes I saw run down while growing up I always knew how wonderful they were. THANK YOU