44th Christmas Tour of Homes
The Eureka Springs Preservation Society is pleased to offer you a look into some of the wonderful homes of our past.
TOUR TIPS
Parking is very limited in the tour area!
Trolley Pass is included with your ticket during the Tour Hours.
Ride the RED Trolley for homes on Spring St.
Ride the “Tour” or “Special” Trolley’s for homes on Douglas St. Trolleys can hold up to 40 people
View Trolley map!
www.eurekaspringspreservationsociety.org
PARKING OPTIONS
1. Transit Center & Welcome Center 137 W. Van Buren (Hwy. 62 W)
2. Planer Hill Park & Ride
Wear comfortable, rubber-soled walking shoes!!! There are numerous steps, stairs and inclines on the tour route and inside homes. Allow about 1-2 hours for tour. Start the tour at any tour location.
PIEDMONT HOUSE
165 Spring Street
Built in 1880, one of the oldest inns in historic Eureka Springs, the Piedmont boasts a charming homey atmosphere. Of special interest, an original guest register was uncovered dating back to 1888. A wall uncovered during previous renovations on the upper level displays authentic signatures dating back to 1880 and 1881which are thought to be autographs of the contractors during the Piedmont’s construction. In 1889 two adjacent buildings were joined and encircled by verandahs to make a larger boarding house.
Owners Greg Mackenzie & Mary Howze.
246 SPRING STREET
Circa 1897. Ivy Terrace known today as The Dr. Floyd House. This home was built by Dr. Floyd it doesn’t show up on the Sanborn Maps until 1897 although many verbal and written say it was built in 1886. 1892 on Sanborn Maps shows an empty lot. Home of Katie & Brandon Lopez
BON REPOS
46 DOUGLAS STREET
Circa 1896, Bon Repos, meaning “place of rest”, is probably best known for being the home of nationally known poet, Glenn Ward Dresbach. He and his wife lived there from approximately 1940 until his death in 1968, He named the cottage and wrote about 440 poems there during WWII. In 2004, the house under went a major renovation and became what your see today.
Home of Kay & Jeff Franco.
42 DOUGLAS STREET
Built in 2005, 880 square foot cottage Home of Kay & Jeff Franco.
12 S. MAIN ST.
Springs of Steele & Douglas Streets
Little Lake Eureka was the City’s first water supply made by damming the spring-fed lake. Later this was the first swimming hole for the town’s guests and sported a large dance platform, bathhouse and concessions.
Little Eureka Spring this spring’s water gained fame when it took second prize at the Saint Louis World’s Fair as the “purest water in the world” in 1904.
Carry A. Nation Spring the famed temperance leader whose boarding house is across the street saw this spring in a vision and had it blasted out. The spring and cave behind it served the neighborhood as a refrigerator.
Onyx (or Laundry) Spring was noted for its onyx stalactites harvested for jewelry and as the feeder spring that accommodated neighborhood washing.
Cave Spring originates from a small cave on Douglas Street with the mountain behind as its large reservation.
Little Lake Eureka
Little Eureka Spring
Onyx (or Laundry) Spring
Cave Spring
Eureka Springs Preservation Society Projects
The rotting wood was replaced with locally harvested Eastern Red Cedar, which gives it that beautiful burst of color.
Restoration of the Crystal Terrace Bridge located above the historic Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library garden area.
Eureka Springs Preservation Society Projects
We’re so excited to have our new prototype bench for Basin Park!
This bench was made using the original metal hardware, which was heated and bent to a more comfortable position then repainted with a sleek black satin paint. The wood is custom milled Osage Orange, which means it’ll probably outlast most of us!
MORE TO DO DURING THE TOUR:
SNOW VILLAGE & TRAIN EXHIBIT WILL BE OPEN IN AT THE GREAT PASSION PLAY 935 PASSION PLAY ROAD.
JOIN US AT THE AUD FOR A FREE CHRISTMAS MOVIE STARTING AT 7:30PM! FEATURING:
