Upcoming 45th Annual Tour of Homes by Greene County Historical Society

The Jan Van Loon House in Athens will be of the homes featured on the Greene County Historical Society’s 45th Annual Tour of Homes held on Saturday, June 7th from 10am - 4pm. 

ATHENS — On Saturday, June 7th the Greene County Historical Society will hold the 45th annual Tour of Homes from 10 am to 4 pm. This year’s tour focuses on the Village of Athens. Tour sites span a full range of the settlement. Take a trip through time while you visit homes built in the 18th and 19th centuries. 

Many sites are new to the tour, while some have been featured in the past. On this day only, through the graciousness of owners who have painstakingly restored and maintained their historic homes and the hard work of the Society’s volunteers, tour goers are invited inside to enjoy the homes.

Tour headquarters will be at the Zion Lutheran Church, 102 North Washington Street (Route 385), Athens.  At headquarters, tour tickets as well as those ordered in advance can be picked up.  Box lunches will also be available for purchase while they last. Off street parking is available in the church parking lot on Washington Street. The tour will be held rain or shine. Tickets are $30 the day of the tour and $25 in advance. Participants will receive a brochure with information about the sites along with a marked route map. 

To reserve advance sale tickets, send a check payable to GCHS to: Greene County Historical Society, P.O. Box 44, Coxsackie, NY 12051. Advance sale ticket reservations must be received by June 2. The tickets will be available with your tour brochure on June 7th. 

This is the Greene County Historical Society’s major fundraiser. Proceeds from the sale of tour tickets support the Society, the Bronck Museum and the Vedder Research Library.

For more information, call David Dorpfeld at (518) 817-8771 or Carol Serazio at (518) 731-9050 or visit www.gchistory.org.