Join Preservation Durham members and friends 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday, May 1, 2010, for the 14th Annual Old Durham Tour in Hope Valley.

We first explored this beautiful historic neighborhood in 2002, and it proved to be one of our most popular tours! In December 2009, Hope Valley was named a National Historic District, and the tour will include some of the homes that were listed as contributing properties.

Tourgoers enjoy Preservation Durham's annual tour at their own pace, exploring year by year the many neighborhoods that make Durham unique. Each building on the tour is staffed by friendly and well-informed docents to make the tour more interesting and enjoyable. Exchange advance tickets for a tourbook and map or buy tickets on the day of the tour at Preservation Durham's Tour Headquarters Tent at Hope Valley Square, by the Post Office at the corner of Shannon and Old Chapel Hill Roads. Present your tourbook at the door of each house and collect marks from all the houses you visit!

• Preservation Durham Office, 3001 Academy Rd., Suite 130, (919)-682-3036
• Piper's Deli, 3219 Old Chapel Hill Road, (919)-489-2481
• Somerley House, Hope Valley Square, 3710 Shannon Road, (919)-401-5738
• Morgan Imports, 113 S. Gregson Street (919)-688-1150
• Regulator Bookshop, 720 Ninth street, (919)-286-2700
• Jester's, 104 Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel Hill, (919)-918-7188
• Quail Ridge Books, Ridgewood Shopping Center, Raleigh (919)-828-1588
• Buy tickets securely online via PayPal ($1 service fee per ticket)

PARKING There will be free parking available at Hope Valley Square shopping center (where the Post Office is). Park your car, pick up your tour book at the Tour Tent, and then ride our convenient shuttle buses around Hope Valley to visit the tour homes! Buses will leave Hope Valley Square about every 10 minutes, so leave the driving to us!

RELATED EVENTS

• April 21: Lunch and Learn: Hope Valley: Crown to Club 11:30am, Tosca Ristorante Italiano, West Village. Dr. Gary Kueber, local architectural historian and blogger, will present a fascinating program tying Hope Valley to Durham and her people. Dr. Kueber examines the development of Hope Valley in terms of who was attracted to the fledgling development and the roles they played in the growth of Durham. Many new and recently unearthed images from Dr. Kueber's files, the archives at Duke, and the Herald Sun make this a not-to-be-missed occasion. Tour tickets will be available for purchase.
  $19 for Preservation Durham Members, $17 for senior members, $25 for others. Reserve a seat by Monday, April 15. Contact the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email or send a check to PO Box 25411, Durham NC 27702.

• April 25: Tour Party at Hope Valley Country Club. 5:00-8:00pm. 3803 Dover Road. Join Preservation Durham members and friends to meet and mingle with the tour homeowners, sponsors, and volunteers who make the tour possible!
  Reservations required. Tickets are $60 and include admission to the tour on Saturday, May 1. To receive an invitation to the Party, contact the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036 or email or send a check to PO Box 25411, Durham NC 27702.

• April 27: Hope Valley Residents Remember 7:00pm, Hope Valley Country Club, 3803 Dover Road. A roundtable discussion of unforgettable stories about eight decades in Hope Valley. From the first homes on Chelsea Circle to “new” homes on Westover and Northampton, several generations of families continue to choose Hope Valley for many enduring reasons – the wooded hilly terrain, the winding roads, the eclectic and diverse architecture, and a sense of community along each street of Hope Valley; a Historic District on the National Register. Tour tickets will be available for purchase.
  This event is FREE and no reservations are required.

BE A TOUR VOLUNTEER! Preservation Durham needs an army of volunteers to put on the Old Durham Tour. Work behind the scenes on one of our organizing committees or be a house captain or docent on the day of the tour. Use our Volunteer Information Form, call the Preservation Durham office at (919)-682-3036, or contact Betsy Lovell by email.