- Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation
- 4/20 Home Tour: Historic Adobes of Barrio Viejo
Six of those adobe mansions you’ve been curious about in Barrio Viejo are open for a tour tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
It’s well worth the $35 tour fee to see the insides of these adobe structures that define our distinctive Tucson style. Many contain furniture and decor consistent with the period of construction.
But the tour benefits even more landmarks we love, including the Valley of the Moon, the Cactus Drive-in, all our cool neon signs and that classic mid-century commercial architecture on Broadway, among many other projects stewarded by the tour’s organizers, the Tucson Historic Preservation Association.
Everything you need to know is at preservetucson.org.
This article appears in Apr 18-24, 2013.
I’m curious how many people ponied up for this tour. In my opinion, it was WAY overpriced! A year’s family membership at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, with guest passes, costs $65. I’m aware that this tour was intended as a fund raiser for the Tucson Historical Preservation Association, but I certainly would not be interested in going on a tour at that price.