Historic Home Tours
Every year, selected homeowners in Albany's historic residential districts open up their homes for a public tour. Complete with transportation by vintage trolley or horse-drawn wagon, the home tours are priceless way to get an up-close look at the lovingly-restored historic homes in Albany.
Summer Historic Interior Tour
The Summer Historic Interior Tour is customarily held the last Saturday in July, each year. The tour features several historic homes in various states of restoration. Along with the homes, guests will visit other notable historic buildings such as the Whitespires Church, Albany Regional Museum and the Monteith House Museum. This tour is self-guided. Visitors can tour the homes in any order they like. Homeowners and Hosts/Hostesses will be available to answer questions about restoration efforts, historic house maintenance and why they chose Albany as home. Refreshments, horse-drawn wagon or vintage trolley rides are included in the $15 ticket price.
Christmas Parlour Tour
The Christmas Parlour Tour is customarily held the second Sunday in December, each year. It offers tours of several beautifully-decorated historic homes and the chance to experience the sights and sounds of a Victorian-style holiday. Enjoy the sights and sounds of an old-fashioned holiday celebration in Historic Downtown Albany. The Christmas Parlour Tour is an “insider’s” peek into the past. Step inside some of our most intriguing historic homes and travel back through several eras including Art Deco and Victorian. Ticket price is $15 general admission. There tour is self-guided, so you can go at your own pace. Trolley or horse-drawn wagon rides run between homes on a loop.
Tickets usually go on sale a month before the event at MonteithHouse.org. Proceeds from the event go to the upkeep of the Monteith House Museum. Another way to find out about the dates and times is by signing up for our monthly event newsletter. Subscribe and discover.
