Monrovia Historic Homes Tour set for next weekend

The 40th Historic Homes Tour is set for next weekend in Monrovia, tour organizers announced Wednesday.

The tour, hosted by the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group, features three museums open for viewing and four Craftsman bungalows on the 300 block of Wildrose Ave. on Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The street will be closed to motor-vehicle traffic to provide space for the vendors, vintage cars and other attractions such as music from the band B Foundation and Jim Constnatian on a vintage phonograph, tour organizers said. The event’s food vendors will serve beef brisket, pulled pork, sandwiches, tacos and more. Freebies include lemonade and cookies, as well as free popcorn at Fred’s Museum, 525 S. Shamrock Ave.

Tickets — which are available at Charlie’s House, 430 S. Myrtle Ave., or online at www.mohpg.org — purchased on or before May 3 cost $20 for preservation group members and $25 for nonmembers, according to organizers. On tour day, tickets cost $30 and will only be sold at the Monrovia Historical Museum, 742 E. Lemon Ave.

The tour of Monrovia’s historic homes has been a yearly event since 1983 with the exception of two tours that were canceled during the coronavirus pandemic.

A video about this year’s tour is available at youtube.com/watch?v=pQjkdpxjcv4.