The Fan District Association’s 49^th Annual Holiday House Tour, “Holiday Houses You Are Sure to Adore”, will take place on December 10 and 11, 2011, from 1-5 pm each day. Shuttle bus service will be provided to tour goers. 

This year’s tour will feature a first-time view of a complete restoration of a three-floor Victorian Monument Ave house. Other houses include one being previewed in two magazines in December.  The other 7 houses are located along Lombardy Park, a renovated children’s theme park, and have never been on tour before.

Richmond’s Fan District, a revitalized residential neighborhood made up of late 19^th and early 20^th century houses, is one of the largest and least altered historic townhouse districts in the South. The Fan District is on the National Register of Historic Places and represents one of the largest concentrations of Victorian period townhouses in the U.S. The area’s name comes from avenues that “fan out”, creating spaces for small triangle parks from which the avenues start. One of those parks is Lombardy Park.

Participation by homeowners and volunteers in the annual Tour enables the Association to carry out its mission of keeping the Fan District a highly desirable place to live for all. Proceeds are used to enhance the neighborhood through school projects, tree planting, park and alley refurbishments, concerts, and collaboration with the City of Richmond Police and VCU. The Tour also provides financial support for the Association’s community newsletter.

For more information on the 2011 Homes on Tour, go to: http://fantourrichmond.com.

Additional Tour Details:

Free Parking

                Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, 2621 Grove Ave

                HeartFields Assisted Living, 601 N. Allen Ave      

                St. John’s United Church, 503 N. Lombardy St.

Free trolley shuttle service will be provided to tour homes and hospitality centers.

Hospitality Centers

With restroom facilities, refreshments and ticket sales:

                Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, 2621 Grove Ave

                HeartFields Assisted Living, 601 N. Allen Ave

                (Restroom facilities are also available at St. John’s United Church, 503 N. Lombardy St)

Retail Ticket Locations for Advance Tickets

Advance tickets (retail locations) are available for $25 each.  

Group rates are available at 20% discounts for groups of 10 or more if purchased in advance.  

Advance ticket sales will begin mid-November at the following locations, cash or checks only, except at the Martin’s Food Market locations (which will accept credit cards). Advance sales end at close of business on Friday, December 9.

Strawberry Street Vineyard, 407 N Strawberry Street

Black Swan Books, 2601 W Main Street

Compleat Gourmet, 3030 W Cary Street

Shops at 5807, 5807 Patterson Ave

Tweed, 11743 W Broad Street

Embellish, 5105 Lakeside Ave

Williams & Sherrill, 2003 Huguenot Road (Huguenot Village Shopping Center)

Garden Place, 13541 Midlothian Tpke (Midlothian Station Shopping Center)

Martin’s Food Market Locations:

•   The Village, 7035 Three Chopt Road
•   Carytown, 3522 W. Cary Street
•  Stratford Hills, 7045 Forest Hill Ave
•   Westpark, 9645 W. Broad Street
•  Chesterfield Town Center, 11361 Midlothian Turnpike, across from Chesterfield Town Center   

Days-of-Tour Ticket Sales

day of Tour Tickets are $30 per ticket.

Tickets will be sold during tour hours at the following locations. Please note that sales are cash or check only with the exception of the Martin’s Food Market Locations.

Martin’s Food Market Locations:

•  The Village, 7035 Three Chopt Road
• Carytown, 3522 W. Cary Street
• Stratford Hills, 7045 Forest Hill Ave
•  Westpark, 9645 W. Broad Street
•  Chesterfield Town Center, 11361 Midlothian Turnpike, across from Chesterfield Town Center

Strawberry Street Vineyard, 407 N. Strawberry Street

Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, 2621 Grove Avenue

HeartFields Assisted Living, 501 N. Allen Avenue

 House “Rules”

Houses will be open rain or shine

All sales are final