This 1896 Dutch Colonial at 1624 S. 32nd Ave. is one of the homes featured in the Field Club Historic Home Tour and Antique Auto Show July 14.

Field Club Historic
Home Tour July 14

If you’re a fan of the restoration movement, chances are you’ve driven the tree-lined streets of Omaha’s Field Club Historic District to admire the curb appeal of its architectural treasures. On Saturday, July 14, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the interiors of eight of its homes in conjunction with the Field Club Historic Home Tour and Antique Auto Show.

The event, sponsored by The Field Club Homeowners League, will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets for the walking tour are $10 per person and can be purchased from any of the homes on the route. Proceeds will support the district’s ongoing preservation efforts.

The Field Club Historic District, one of Omaha's oldest and most historic neighborhoods, runs from 32nd Avenue to 36th Street and from Center to Pacific streets. The tour will feature eight restored homes from the Victorian, Mission and Colonial Revival periods, as well as three gardens. The homes, constructed between 1896 and 1910, are:

• 1624 S. 32nd Ave.
• 1513 S. 33rd St.
• 1140 Turner Blvd.
• 3541 Woolworth Ave.
• 1330 S. 35th St.
• 1130 Turner Blvd.
• 1136 S. 35th Ave.
• 1310 S. 35th Ave.
  
  

The gardens are located at 3302 Woolworth Ave., 3335 Woolworth Ave. and 1119 S. 36th St.

Tour organizers note that historians point to the district as the most architecturally intact neighborhood in Nebraska. Many of the homes were designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by some of Omaha's most prominent architects for some of Omaha's most noteworthy citizens. One of the homes on the tour was designed by John McDonald, architect of Joslyn Castle and Joslyn Art Museum.

Tour participants may ride Ollie the Trolley along the tour route at no charge from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3146 Woolworth Ave., will be selling refreshments from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to benefit the church. Musicians are scheduled to perform at selected garden sites.

In addition to the home and garden tour, the Midwest Antique Auto Club, the Meadowlark Model A Ford Club and the Omaha Early Ford V8 Club will display approximately 50 classic and antique cars along Woolworth Avenue between 32nd Avenue and 36th Street, as well as in Hanscom Park.

The Field Club Homeowners League is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. It was founded soon after the Second World War and successfully opposed efforts to rezone the neighborhood from single family residential.

The tour is not open to children under age 12. Children between the ages of 12 and 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information, contact tour co-chairs Ed Quinn at 402.345.6392 or Annika Phillips at 402.981.4759. For more information about the neighborhood, visit http://www.fieldclubneighborhood.homestead.com/.


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