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HOME & GARDEN TOUR
Preservation is for Everyone! QUINCY PRESERVES HOME & GARDEN TOUR Saturday, June 22 9 am-1 pm ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PICNIC Saturday, June 22 at 6 pm Illinois Veterans Home Quincy Preserves invites you to a brand new style event which showcases both indoor and outdoor living in a handful of Quincy's beautiful, historic architectural treasures. This year, visit secret garden spaces, outdoor relaxation areas, grand homes and a unique restaurant venue. The tour stops are all over the Gem City and allow viewers to take a peak inside these normally closed spaces. Attendees will be inspired to bring these ideas to their own backyards and homes. Proceeds from the tour help support Quincy’s ample catalogue of great architecture through scholarships, commercial and residential façade programs with Quincy Preserves. Locations featured on this tour include the Illinois Veterans Home's Dudley Mansion and Shirley Northern Garden, 1401 Maine*, Red Light Bar and Grill at 428 Maine (listed on the National 10
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Register of Historic Places), 1656 Maine, 910 Birdie Lane, and 4733 North 12th. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the tour and are available at quincypreserves.org, Domestics Etc., Emerald City Jewelers, Kirlins and the tour locations (1401 Maine will have online ticket pickup and accept credit card payments.) The mission of Quincy Preserves is to promote the appreciation for the historic architecture of Quincy, Illinois, and Adams County and to encourage active membership involvement in the recognizing, protecting, maintaining and displaying of these structures. Following the tours, the public is invited to attend the organization's Annual Membership Picnic that evening at 6 pm at the Illinois Veterans Home's Dudley Mansion. The meeting will include the annual scholarship presentation and show its appreciation to its volunteers. For more information about the tours and meeting, please call Sue Alllen at 217-257-2640 or send an email to info@quincypreserves.org.
