Western Springs’ House Walk returns Sunday, May 19, 2013

WESTERN SPRINGS, Ill. - April 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Western Springs’ House Walk returns

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 11am-5pm

The Western Springs Historical Society Fundraiser presents one-day-only tours inside a sampling of six of the town’s homes.

WESTERN SPRINGS, April 18, 2013 — The Western Springs Historical Society (http://www.westernspringshistory.org) House Walk fundraiser returns to the Chicago suburb Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.

This year’s theme is Elegant by Design. This idea will be explored in six homes featuring diverse architectural styles. Homes on the tour include a Victorian, a remodeled 60’s Ranch, a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired home with a modern West Coast vibe, and two homes featuring collections of Americana and European antiques respectively.

Tickets for the biennial event are available online at http://www.westernspringshistory.org for $30/person before May 19 and $35/person the day of the event. Additionally tickets can be purchased in-store at these select locations:

Western Springs:          

Clever Girl, ShopCleverGirl.com          

Recreation Center, WSprings.com          

Thomas Ford Library, FordLibrary.org          

Tower Museum, WesternSpringsHistory.org

LaGrange:      

Horton’s Home Lighting, HortonsHome.com

Sweet Pea Floral, SweetPeaLaGrange.com  

Runner’s Sole, TheRunnersSoul.com

Hinsdale:          

Jane’s Blue Iris, JanesBlueIris.com          

Trousseaux, ShopTrousseaux.com          

Clarendon Hills:

The English Garden Flower Shop, EGFlowerShop.com

All proceeds from the event benefit the Western Springs Historical Society, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to instilling an appreciation of the village’s history (http://wsprings.com) in residents of all ages. Proceeds from the event will fund the Society’s operating budget, as well as help develop exhibits for the Ekdahl House and the Tower Museum, and provide programs and archival materials for residents.

Many thanks to the generous sponsors of this event:

Clever Girl, ShopCleverGirl.com          

Community Bank of Western Springs, CommunityBanksWS.com        

Creber Construction, CreberConstruction.com          

The Doings, Hinsdale.SunTimes.com          

First National Bank of LaGrange, FNBLG.com          

Greenside, GreensideDesignBuild.com          

Heartland Bank, HBTBank.com          

j2 Santi, j2Santi.com

Prudential American Homes, PrudentialAmericanHomes.com

Realty Executives, RealtyExecutivesIllinois.com

Tiburon, TiburonHomesLLC.com

Western Springs Historical Society, WesternSpringsHistory.org

For more information: Please contact the WS Historical Society at 708-246-9592.

House Walk media contacts: Robin Carroll, robin@angell-ink.com (mailto:robin@andiamocreative.com), 773-551-7218 and Lisa Weber, lisaprimus71@gmail.com, 708-784-0144.