This home was built in 1898-99 by Michael Simon, a lumbermill owner who spared no expense creating the foyer woodwork and carved oak staircase. The home was restored in the early 1990s after previously being divided into nine apartments. This grand home features six original fireplaces, restored woodpaneled foyer, and the majestic stained glass window restored to the house during the renovation.

31 N Balph Avenue

The Artists’ Gallery is a venue where local established and aspiring artists can exhibit and sell their work. It provides a home for many guest artists in a unique setting and gives dedicated local artists a showcase to display quality, meaningful work. Art exhibits are featured several times a month on Fridays and Saturdays. House Tour participants are invited to experience the photographic artistry of Jeff Schneider and his 20 years of photography under the banner of “American Squared.” Jeff’s photographic retrospective is a labor of love that beautifully documents the ridiculous and the sublime from New York to Los Angeles and points in between.

Built in 1928 for the Irons family, this charming house has been home to only two families over the last 88 years–with the exception of a sole beneficiary inheritance of an acquaintance. Since its construction, minimal alterations have been made to this Colonial-Revival Style home. See its classic symmetrical features of Georgian architecture, period wallpaper, decorative pediments, original staircase, and more.

Built in 1900 for Mrs. Mary E. Schaffnit, a young widow with two small children, much of this charming home has been preserved over the last 116 years. The original blueprints and building contract still remain in the home and are on display. The original woodwork, floors, stained and leaded glass windows, and doors with their original hardware made the new owners fall in love with this house at first site. You’ll also get to see the current owners’ kitchen renovation that combines modern conveniences while keeping in style with the era of the home.

318 Lincoln Ave

John Adam Hermann was born in 1855 and travelled the globe to document the world he saw. He worked at his father’s leather business for 37 years before striking out at the age of 55 to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a full time artist. John Hermann decided never to sell or disperse any of his work. Upon his death in 1942, he generously bequeathed over 1,000 beautifully framed paintings, bronze artwork and ornate pieces of scrimshaw to the small town he loved. John Hermann’s prolific collection of oil paintings, sketches, and watercolors spanning the early 1900s to 1942 are literally a chronicle of a bygone era. You can find out more at JohnHermannMuseum.org.