"Meet Me In Compton Heights" Fall House Tour Features German Bavarian Room From 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in Forest Park
"Meet Me In Compton Heights" Fall 2004 House Tour tickets are now available - located in South St. Louis City, you can take the "virtual tour" of each home that will be featured on the tour along with their home history and once finished with the virtual tour, you are linked directly into MetroTix for ticket processing. Major credit cards are available. Tickets are $15.00 each prior to the tour and $18.00 each during the tour weekend! If you have any additional questions or need any further information, please call us at 314-865-1478.
St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) September 12, 2004 -- The historic neighborhood of Compton Heights will showcase 13 homes for its Meet Me In Compton Heights" Fall 2004 house tour, which is a take-off of the 1944 movie with Judy Garland Meet Me In St. Louis" at 11 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004. This is our first, full weekend tour since Fall, 2001.
A preview of the 13 homes and garden are featured on the house tour is available at http://stlouis.missouri.org/comptonheights and click on Lets Take The Tour!"
For the first time, the 14-room Grand Bavarian room from the German Exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in Forest Park will be open to the public, on a Compton Heights tour. The 6,000-plus square foot mansion, built in 1894, with seven bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, was designed by architect Grable & Weber. These private homes on tour range in square footage from 3,800 to 6,500 for the 2004 tour.
"We are very excited about this tour, visitors will be able to see the original Bavarian Room from the German Exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in Forest Park," said Beverly Cochran, Compton Heights tour chairperson and resident. "The room was added on the back of this residence after the Fair was dismantled. It contains the original murals, stained glass, beamed ceiling, tiled fireplace and paneling. You will be able to see it as it was 100 years ago!"
The starting point of the house tour is at the Grand Point, located just inside the main gates of Compton Heights located off Grand Avenue, approximately ¼-mile south of Interstate 44 and the Compton Hill Reservoir Water Tower.
Sponsored by the Compton Heights Neighborhood Betterment Association, the tour will offer attendees free 1904 antique trolleys continually shuttling you throughout the curve-lined boulevards. Homes are clustered together, providing easy access throughout the tour should tour participants want to walk or provide their own transportation.
The tour is self-guided and each attendee will receive a tour brochure containing directions, pictures and history of each home and description of highlights along the way. Refreshments will be available at the Grand Point during tour hours through the St. Margaret of Scotland Parish and St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Tour proceeds will benefit the Compton Hill Reservoir Water Tower, Compton Heights Concert Band of St. Louis, and the Shenandoah School.
The residences in the historic Compton Heights neighborhood are single-family private homes as required by deed restrictions that have been enforced since 1894. Compton Heights was the first neighborhood in the State of Missouri to enact deed restrictions on each property that are still a requirement today. Creative floral arrangements will be shown in each of the private residences based on individual residents preference and their taste as displayed in their home. More than 3,400 people attended the last house tour in the Fall of 2001 - our last two-day weekend house tour.
Tickets for the Meet Me In Compton Heights" house tour are $15.00 each in advance by calling (314) 534-1111 and $18.00 each on the weekend of the tour. You can order your tickets online through the Compton Heights website or via MetroTixs website at http://www.metrotix.com . you can also experience a virtual tour of each home by clicking on "Let's Take The Tour!" link on the Compton Heights website. Major credit cards are accepted for advance ticket sales and we have established capability of credit card processing the weekend of the tour. For additional tour information, please call (314) 865-1478; group/tour discounts for groups of 20 or more are available by calling (314) 865-1478.
QUICK FACTS ON THE MEET ME IN COMPTON HEIGHTS" 2004 FALL HOUSE TOUR
MEET ME IN COMPTON HEIGHTS" http://stlouis.missouri.org/comptonheights
WHO: The Compton Heights Historic Neighborhood Fall House Tour Meet Me In Compton Heights" is sponsored by the Compton Heights Neighborhood Betterment Association.
Tour proceeds will benefit the Compton Heights Neighborhood Betterment Association, Compton Heights Concert Band of St. Louis, and the Compton Hill Water Tower Foundation and Shenandoah School.
WHAT: The Compton Heights Historic Neighborhood Fall House Tour Meet Me In Compton Heights" will feature 13 homes located in the Compton Heights historic neighborhood featuring the original Bavarian Room from the German Exhibition at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in Forest Park.
Free 1904 antique replica trolleys will be available for transportation both days. Lunch and refreshments will be available both days at the "Grand Point" from the St. Margaret of Scotland Parish and St. Vincent DePaul Society.
WHERE: The tour begins at the Grand Point" located at the entrance to the Compton Heights neighborhood off Grand Avenue, under the tents.
Directions from Interstate 40 or Interstate 44: Exit at Grand Avenue and go south. Entrance to Compton Heights is located on the east side of Grand approximately ¼-mile south of Interstate 44 and Grand Avenue
WHEN: 11:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10, 2004
HIGHLIGHTS: 13 private historic homes featured on the tour including:
- The 1904 German Bavarian Room from the St. Louis Worlds Fair in Forest Park will be showcased on the tour.
- A swing band will be playing at one of the homes on tour during the Sunday afternoon timeframe.
- A 4,000 square foot carriage house with 1932 Pierce Arrow automobile will be on display during the tour weekend.
- More detailed information about the houses on the tour are available on the Virtual Tour" at http://stlouis.missouri.org/comptonheights
TICKETS: Tickets for the Compton Heights Meet Me In Compton Heights" house tour are $15.00 each in advance by calling (314) 534-1111 and $18.00 during the tour weekend.
MEDIA Preview the tour with a sneak peek at one or more of the private homes on OPPORTUNITIES: the tour
Highlight the house tour as a weekend outing for your audience. Live remote from the house tour on Saturday afternoon or evening.
Interviews are available with representatives from the Compton Heights neighborhood committee and homeowners.
Photos of the private homes on tour are available via e-mail by contacting crousw@samcstl.org.
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