WOW! What a great turnout for the NOG Architectural Walking Tour Saturday! Thanks to all those who came out (65 people by our count!). Unfortunately, due to severe storms and safety concerns, the tour only got about half way through, so WE ARE RESCHEDULING part of the tour for Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m. at 632 40th Street.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2012
Contact: Kimberly Hansen, (515) 771-4557
Historic home styles will be highlighted
DES MOINES-The public is invited to lace up their walking shoes and join the North of Grand Neighborhood Association for an architectural walking tour next weekend.
The North of Grand Architectural Walking Tour will be 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 and begin at 632 40th St. The tour will be held rain or shine and is free and open to the public.
North of Grand resident and architect Tom Wollan, AIA, LEED AP, will lead participants through the western part of the neighborhood while noting historic homes, period architecture styles and why the neighborhood includes the styles it does. Wollan is an architect with Frevert-Ramsey-Kobes Architects-Engineers in West Des Moines.
In 2010 alone, the North of Grand neighborhood had nearly 200 homes and buildings reach the century mark. In 2011, the neighborhood underwent a historic survey of the Greenwood Park Plat (39th -42nd / Grand-Center) which has now been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, the Middlesex Plat Historic District on the neighborhood’s eastern edge received National Register status in 2000.
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Do you know the difference between a Colonial Revival and a Tudor Revival? Architect and NOG resident Tom Wollan will lead a historic home walking tour through the southwest part of the North of Grand neighborhood SATURDAY, AUG. 4 from 9-10:30 AM. Tour begins at 632 40th Street.
Download tour brochure here.
Learn about architectural styles, how to use identifier materials, and why North of Grand has the styles it does. Rain or shine. Tour is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Colleen Kinney, mcfet6@mchsi.com; 664-9183.
