Events
Preservation Worcester Annual Meeting
Wednesday, May 14th
Tour of Gracious Homes
Sunday, June 8th from noon to 5 p.m.
Cocktail Party from 5-7 p.m. at the Worcester Country Club
This annual event is an important rite of spring for those who love architecture and design. The tour will include approximately eight homes. The tour provides a unique opportunity to browse through finely decorated homes in some of Worcester's most historic neighborhoods.
Following the tour, a cocktail reception with hors d'oeuvers and cash bar will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Worcester Country Club, 2 Rice Street. Built between 1913-1914, the Worcester Country Club was designed by prominent Worcester architect Lucius Briggs. The historic building, which is reminiscent of an English manner features a rubble stone boulder base and half timbering in the gables. In addition to being architecturally significant, the club is also significant because the first Ryder Club Championship was held there.
Tickets may be reserved in advance or purchased on the day of the event. A tour booklet is your required ticket into each home. Tour booklets are picked up on the day of the Tour at Preservation Worcester, 10 Cedar Street, between 12 noon and 4:30 p.m. Advanced reservations must be made by June 6th at 5:00 p.m.
Prices are $27 reserved, $30 day of the event. Preservation Worcester members receive a $5 discount.
Tickets for the tour and cocktail party must be reserved in advance and are $50 members, $55 non-members.
For tickets, please call 508-754-8760 or email info@preservationworcester.org.
Thank You to our Tour Sponsors
Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple, P.C.
Tracing the Footsteps of a Twentieth-Century Knight:
The Worcester of John Woodman Higgins
Tuesday, July 15th
5 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Open to PW members and their guests only.
Bus Tour concluding with a wine and cheese garden reception at the former Higgins home on William Street.
Plan ahead! This July join us on a Bus Tour of John Woodman Higgins’ sites in Worcester and enjoy an enchanting wine and cheese garden reception at the former Higgins home. Highlights of the bus tour include the Higgins Armory exterior, Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Wasburn Shops, Adlus Higgins House Garden, William Street residence and garden and the Rural Cemetery.
Price to be determined.
Reservations are limited. Please call Preservation Worcester at 508-754-8760, or email info@preservationworcester.org for reservations.