Mount Prospect housewalk tickets go on sale

The Mount Prospect Historical Society’s 24th annual Holiday Housewalk will be held on a Sunday afternoon for the first time since 1996. The walk will be from noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4, and tickets go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 1, at eight local businesses.

This year’s housewalk will feature Golfview Estates, a subdivision located along the southern edge of the Mount Prospect Golf Course just east of Busse Road. The homes were built in the 1950s by The Annen and Busse Co. on 30 acres of the Louis Meier farm.

The interiors of five private homes, including two that directly border the golf course, will be featured on the walking tour.

The homes featured this year are: 619 S. Glendale Lane, owned by Leo and Barbara Burns; 1500 W. Blackhawk Drive, owned by Emo and Mary Dellanina; 1540 W. Blackhawk Drive, owned by William and Pamela Doucette; 1531 W. Blackhawk Drive, owned by Eric and Christine Lussow; and 616 S. Edgewood Lane, owned by Ken and Debbie Morton.

Each home is exciting in its own way, thanks to such considerations as decorating, vintage touches, or renovation work (total reconstruction in one case) that has been done, according to Jill Tumberger, housewalk co-chairperson.

Tour-goers will pick up their programs at a tent on South Ojibwa Trail where there will also be refreshments, raffles and a museum store.

Commentary in the homes will be provided by volunteers. Local florists and homeowners will provide the decorations. This year’s featured florists are Busse Flowers and Gifts and Native Floral (inside Costco), both of Mount Prospect; Gigi’s Blossoms and Baskets of Des Plaines; and Amling’s at Sylvia’s and Mariano’s, both of Arlington Heights. The walk is sponsored by Novak and Parker appliances of Mount Prospect.

Tickets are $20 through Dec. 3 at First Merit Bank, 50 N. Main St.; Mount Prospect State Bank, 20 E. Northwest Hwy.; Busse Flowers and Gifts, 100 E. Northwest Hwy.; Elements Diet and Fitness, 106 S. Emerson St.; River Trails’ Weiss Center, 1500 E. Euclid Ave.; Lions Park, 411 S. Maple St.; Dave’s Specialty Foods, 105 W. Prospect Ave.; and the Dietrich Friedrichs House museum, 101 S. Maple St.

Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the walk, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the tent on South Ojibwa Trail, just north of West Blackhawk Drive for $22.

“The housewalk is the society’s largest fundraiser,” said Tumberger. “Its proceeds support the many educational endeavors of the society and help to pay for upkeep on our more than 100-year-old museum.”

For information, call (847) 392-9006 or go to mtphist.org.