Tickets go on sale November 1 for the Mount Prospect Historical Society’s 36th annual Holiday Housewalk which will highlight the We-Go Park and Bobby Lane neighborhoods north of the Mt. Prospect Country Club. The walk will be held from 3:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6.
The interiors of six private homes, built between 1962 and 2016, will be featured on the tour this year.
The homes which will have their interiors featured this year are: 1211 W. Lincoln Street, owned by George and Suzanne Busse; 210 S. Bobby Lane, owned by Kristin Almeirgi and Vincent Haufle; 305 S. Lancaster Street, owned by Kristin and Jeff Michalczk; 201 S. Lancaster Street, owned by Kristen and Michael Favia; 200 S. We-Go Trail, owned by Kristin and BJ Lindstrom; and 204 S. We-Go Trail, owned by Nayia and Joe Sivulka.
All of the homes will be exciting to tour in their own ways, whether because of the lovely decorating, the new construction or renovation work that has been done, according to JP Karlov, Housewalk co-chairperson.
The tour will begin in a tent at the corner of Kenilworth Avenue and Pendleton Place where last minute tickets will be sold; refreshments will be offered; and watercolors of the featured houses will be displayed. Museum store items and tickets for a raffle will also be sold there. The “will call” table for tour tickets ordered online will also be located in the tent.
As usual, this walking tour will be accented by beautifully lit luminaria. Parking will be available along neighborhood streets.
Commentary in the homes will be provided by volunteers from local organizations, businesses, schools and the community. Homeowners will provide the decorations.
Non-refundable tickets will be sold for $30 each through Dec. 5 at the Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson St.; River Trails’ Weiss Center, 1500 E. Euclid Ave.; the Central Community Center, 1000 W. Central Rd.; Millie’s Hallmark, 1024 S. Elmhurst Rd.; and the Dietrich Friedrichs House museum, 101 S. Maple St.
Tickets are also available at www.mtphist.org. Those tickets can be picked up at a “will call” desk located at the tent headquarters during the walk.
Last-minute decision-makers may also purchase tickets on the day of the walk, beginning at 3 p.m. at the headquarters tent, but the cost will be $35 per person at that time.
“The Housewalk is the Society’s largest fund-raiser of the year,” Karlov explained. “Its proceeds support the many educational endeavors of the Society and help to pay for upkeep on our museum. We urge the public to support our effort to preserve local history through enjoying the Housewalk and our other activities throughout the year.”
Phone the Society at 847-392-9006 for more information.
This year’s Walk is sponsored by Hearth & Home, Busse Automotive, Novak and Parker appliances, the Mt. Prospect Park District and Mrs. P & Me.
Tickets ordered online will be available for pickup on Thursday, December 5 from 6:00-7:00 pm at the Dolores Haugh Education Center, located at the top of the driveway behind the museum (101 S. Maple Street). There will also be a Will Call table at the event in the tent headquarters where tickets can be picked up starting at 3:00 pm.
