Dayton On Tour is October 7

DAYTON—Dayton on Tour, featuring four events in one, will take place on Sat., Oct. 7.

Maps for the annual Dayton Historic Home Tour are available at the Dayton Historical Depot Museum on Saturday, between the hours of 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the tour which will take place from 1-4 p.m.. Proceeds help support the Dayton Historical Depot Society.

“The Historic Home Tours offer the public a rare opportunity to tour beautiful historic private residences in our community,” said Dayton Historic Depot Museum Director Tamara Fritze.

“This year a select group of five homes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries have been chosen. The homes showcase excellence in historic preservation and restoration, and creative modern interpretation of diverse architectural styles,” she said.

Homes on the tour include: the O.F. Erbes House, which is a single story bungalow; the George and Lida Jackson House, a Free Classic Queen Anne style, 1.5 story home; the JJ Edwards Home, which is a Craftsman style home; the Dr. W.W. and Lucy Pringle Day House/Barn; and the Samuel-McCauley House, a Colonial Revival style home with Craftsman-style influence.

All of the homes are listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Family-friendly fun can be had at the Fall Festival, which will take place between the hours of 11-3 p.m. between Commercial St. and Main Street on N. 1st St.

Face painting, horse drawn wagon rides, fall carnival games, apple games, a pumpkin patch, and food provided by the Dayton Kiwanis will be on site, according to Melissa Bryan, Events Coordinator at the Dayton Chamber of Commerce office.

The annual Art Walk, featuring art and artist demonstrations will take place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Pick up a map at various locations, including the Dayton Chamber of Commerce office at 166 E. Main St., for the self-guided tour. Return the completed stamped maps to the Wenaha Gallery at 219 E. Main St. to be entered into a drawing to win art related prizes. Winners will be announced on Tues., Oct. 10.

The Dayton Historic Depot, at 222 E. Commercial St., the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse Museum, at 202 N. Front St., and the Palus Museum at 426 E. Main St. will be open between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.. A newly reconstructed 1890s era log cabin is featured at the Smith Hollow Schoolhouse Museum.

The Boldman House Museum at 410 N. 1st St. will have a sewing room set up in the dining room for people to see how the sewing process was done in the 1930s. Equipment and supplies used by Mrs. Boldman and some of the hand embroidery work done by Marie Boldman will be featured.

“We are excited to have this reenactment of daily life in the house,” said Boldman House Museum Director Sylvia Beuhler.

Also, a variety of locally grown, annual flower seed packets will be given away and gardeners will be available to answer questions and give advice about flower gardening in the region, Beuhler said.

The Boldman House Museum is open from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission is free to all museums.