Annual Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk features Triangle neighborhood
The Mount Prospect Historical Society's 35th annual Holiday Housewalk will highlight the Triangle neighborhood immediately east of the Mount Prospect Village Hall. The walk will be from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Tickets, $30, are on sale through Nov. 30.
The interiors of six private homes, built between 1873 and 2013, will be featured on the tour this year.
Featured homes include: 114 S. School St., owned by Jeremy and Colleen Nesper; 201 S. Owen St., owned by Zack and Lindsay Hines; 221 S. Owen St., owned by Alex and Jennie Moran; 21 S. Maple St., owned by Don and Pam Dammen; 17 S. Maple St., owned by Mitchell and Katie Kenoe; and 3B S. Emerson St., owned by Daniel and Ann Costello.
All of the homes will be exciting to tour in their own ways, whether because of the historic flavor, lovely decorating or the new construction or renovation work that has been done, according to JP Karlov, housewalk co-chairperson.
The tour will begin at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 100 S. School 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 online will also be at the church.
The Mount Prospect Historical Society campus, 101 S. Maple St., will be open for tours of both the Dietrich Friedrichs House Museum and the 1896 Central Schoolhouse.
As usual, this walking tour will be accented by beautifully lit luminarias. 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 of Rolling Meadows, Mount Prospect Flowers and The Purple Rose of Mount Prospect, Pesche's Flowers and the North Suburban Flower Company of Des Plaines and the Kaleidoscope of Floral Design of Roselle.
Nonrefundable tickets are $30 each through Nov. 30 at the Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson St.; Busey Bank, 299 W. Central Road; River Trails' Weiss Center, 1500 E. Euclid Ave.; RecPlex, 420 Dempster St.; the Central Community Center, 1000 W. Central Road; Millie's Hallmark, 1024 S. Elmhurst Road; LePeep, 10 E. Northwest Hwy.; 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 at the St. Paul Church headquarters during the walk.
Last-minute decision-makers may also purchase tickets on the day of the walk beginning at 3 p.m. at St. Paul, but the cost will be $35 per person at that time.
"The housewalk is the society's largest fundraiser of the year," Karlov said. "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."
For details, call (847) 392-9006 or visit www.mtphist.org.
This year's walk is sponsored by Hearth & Home, Busse Automotive, Novak and Parker appliances and Mrs. P & Me.