History Events

Mothers Day Historic House Tour: Pettet, Nettleton, Sherwood Additions

Saturday and Sunday, May 9-10, 2009, Noon to 4 p.m.

The Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture once again celebrates Mother’s Day Weekend with the annual Mother’s Day Historic Neighborhood Tour. Take a self-guided tour of the first floors of five houses in Spokane’s historic Pettet, Nettleton, and Sherwood Additions. These early Spokane streetcar suburbs boast a variety of home styles dating mostly from 1887 and 1920, and Nettleton’s Addition forms the largest historic district in Washington State. The tour booklet also includes a suggested walking tour along Summit Boulevard and through the neighborhood with information on other historic houses of interest.

This is the 20th year the Historic Preservation Committee of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture has presented a Mother’s Day Tour. Designed to celebrate Spokane’s rich historic architecture, past themes and neighborhoods have included Summit Boulevard, the Masonic Temple, Corbin Park, Cannon’s Addition, Sumner and Cliff Avenue, Rockwood Boulevard, East 17th Avenue, Browne’s Addition, Millwood, Altamont Boulevard, Cannon Hill Park, Peaceful Valley, Manito Boulevard, Audubon Park, Downtown lofts, and a driving tour of Kirtland Cutter-designed buildings. The committee and event staff is comprised of volunteers, and the homes on tour are generously opened by their owners.

Tickets are available after May 1st at the MAC, 2316 West First Avenue in Browne’s Addition during business hours, or during the tour at 1707 N West Point Drive and 1301 N Sherwood Street. Tickets for MAC members are $10, for non-members $15.