| Indulge your inner voyeur in Greenwich Village
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Fun and funky; surprising and ingenious; tiny and modern.
The GVSHP tour has it all!
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) offers a rare glimpse into six of Greenwich Village's finest and most
exclusive townhouses on the Twelfth Annual Village House Tour Benefit. On Sunday, May 2nd, 2010, visit a former stable and bakery building, restored townhouses and an intimate cul-de-sac home while learning about the history of NYC's famed Greenwich Village.
For more information on this homes featured on this year's tour, visit GVSHP's event webpage.
For information on tickets, click here.
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| Brooklyn Heights opens its doors
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Celebrating a Century:
Brooklyn Heights Association's
Landmark House & Garden Tour
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
Celebrate the Brooklyn Heights Historic District (NYC's first historic district, designated in 1965) on this once-a-year tour of five private homes and gardens.
Single tickets include the self-guided tour along with a post-tour reception in the arcade of
the historic Plymouth Church. Sip tea and lemonade and nibble on homemade cookies while listening to the sweet sounds of a trio of the Brooklyn Symphony orchestra (reception hours: 3PM to 5 PM).
The experience culminates with docent led tours of the Plymouth Church sanctuary at 3:30PM and 4:30PM.
For more information on this house and garden tour, visit the BHA's event webpage.
*Photo (by Judith Angel) offers a preview of one of the five homes featured on this year's BHA tour.
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| Open house, Murray Hill style
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Historic District Tour 2010 honors fifty years of preserving the quality of life and character of Murray Hill!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association, the Preservation & Design Committee is hosting a tour of homes of the Murray Hill Historic District.This tour includes beautifully decorated town homes, Park Avenue apartments, artists studios, the Amateur Comedy Club on Sniffen Court, the Morgan Library, and the members-only Williams Club.
The day will end with a brief organ recital at a landmarked church boasting Tiffany windows.
For more information on tour tickets and the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association, click here.
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