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Tickets on sale for 27th annual Mt. Prospect housewalk

Tickets are on sale for 27th annual Mt. Prospect Holiday Housewalk

Tickets are on sale for the Mount Prospect Historical Society's 27th annual Holiday Housewalk.

The walk this year will highlight parts of the historic Prospect Park and Prospect Highlands subdivisions, located south of the railroad tracks along Emerson and Main streets. The walk will be from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.

The interiors of five private homes, built between 1930 and 1948, will be featured. The exteriors of four other historic homes will also be highlighted.

The homes featured this year, both inside and outside, are: 401 S. Main St., owned by Rick and Caren Schmehl; 404 S. Main St., owned by Robert and Amy Cimarusti; 409 S. Main St., owned by Joshua and Karen Hess; 419 S. Main St., owned by Kevin and Cecilia McTigue; and 514 S. Emerson St., owned by Mark and Karen Ackermann.

The exteriors of 405 S. Main St., 502 S. Main St., 509 S. Main St. and 506 S. Emerson St. will also be highlighted with historical notes featured on lighted outdoor podiums.

All of the homes will be exciting to tour in their own ways, whether because of the historic flavor, lovely decorating or the renovation work that has been done, according to Jill Tumberger, housewalk co-chairperson.

The tour will begin at South Church, 501 S. Emerson St., where refreshments will be offered and watercolors of the featured houses displayed.

Museum store items will also be sold there. The "will call" table for tickets ordered through PayPal will also be located at the church.

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. Local florists and homeowners will provide the decorations.

This year's featured florists are Busse Flowers and Gifts, and The Purple Rose of Mount Prospect; Gigi's Blossoms and Baskets and Pesche's Flowers of Des Plaines; and Mariano's Market of Arlington Heights.

Nonrefundable tickets are $25 through Dec. 4 at First Merit Bank, 50 N. Main St.; Mount Prospect State Bank, 299 W. Central Road; Busse Flowers and Gifts, 100 E. Northwest Hwy.; River Trails' Weiss Center, 1500 E. Euclid Ave.; Lions Park Recreation Center, 411 S. Maple St.; Millie's Hallmark, 1024 S. Elmhurst Road; Dave's Specialty Foods, 105 W. Prospect Ave.; and the Dietrich Friedrichs House museum, 101 S. Maple St.

Tickets are also available through PayPal at www.mtphist.org. They can be picked up at a "will call" desk located at the church during the walk.

People can purchase tickets on the day of the walk at the church for $27 per person.

"The Housewalk is the Society's largest fundraiser of the year," Tumberger said.

"Its proceeds support the many educational endeavors of the society and help to pay for upkeep on our nearly 120-year-old museum. We urge the public to support our effort to preserve local history through enjoying the housewalk and our other activities throughout the year."

Call the society at (847) 392-9006 for more information or go to www.mtphist.org.

The Mount Prospect Historical Society, a nonprofit organization, maintains the 1906 Dietrich Friedrich house museum and carriage house and an ADA-accessible education center. It is raising funds for an adaptive restoration of the 1896 one-room Central School, which was moved to the museum campus in 2008.

The McTigue house is one of five that will be on tour for the 27th Mount Prospect Historical Society Housewalk. Courtesy of Mount Prospect Historical Society
The Hess house is one of five that will be on tour for the 27th Mount Prospect Historical Society Housewalk. Courtesy of Mount Prospect Historical Society
The Cimarusti house is one of five that will be on tour for the 27th Mount Prospect Historical Society Housewalk. Courtesy of Mt. Prospect Historical Society
The Ackermann house is one of five that will be on tour for the 27th Mount Prospect Historical Society Housewalk. Courtesy of Mount Prospect Historical Society
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