Take the Oakleigh Porch Tour

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Historic Mobile Preservation Society will host the first annual Oakleigh Porch Tour on Saturday, May 5, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Oakleigh Garden Historic District.

“Come, visit, sit a spell and see why our porches are truly the Parlors of the South,” stated Renea Greene, Oakleigh Porch Tour Chair. “Listen to stories, chat with neighbors and absorb the history of how some of these porches came to be. Start your summer on the right foot; step back in time and enjoy the day in Oakleigh. We are looking forward to your visit.”

“This event allows HMPS to showcase the lifestyle of this very historic and close-knit neighborhood in a casual presentation,” stated Rhonda Davis, executive director of HMPS. “May is National Historic Preservation Month and we want to celebrate Mobile’s preservation legacy by creating a fun event that allows the public to meander through and explore one of our most loved historic districts. This tour will do just that.”

Twelve beautifully restored and decorated porches will be open for the tour, along with lemonade stands, dog watering stations, and surprise entertainment along the way. The afternoon will end with a Porch Play at the Cox-Deasy Cottage at 4:00 p.m.

The Benson Home
202 Rapier Avenue
1908 Italianate

The Burns Home
1160 Church Street
1896 eclectic Queen Anne

The Cummings Home
1011 Augusta Street
1904 Coastal traditional and Colonial

The Garrett-Cumbie Home
1104 Palmetto Street
1927 Arts & Crafts – Craftsman Cottage

The Grill Home
1124 Palmetto Street
1930 Arts and Crafts Bungalow

The Harrell Home
1156 Palmetto Street
1899 Queen Anne transitional to Colonial Revival

The Hendricks Home
1118 Palmetto Street
1854 Greek Revival with 1890 Queen Anne additions

The Howe Home
250 Rapier Avenue
1907 Craftsman and Colonial

The McCrary-Olsen Home
1156 Church Street
1851 Greek Revival

The Patton Home
210 Roper Street
1901 transitional Queen Anne

The Wallace Home
1154 Palmetto Street
1899 Queen Anne

The Walmsley Home
300 Chatham Street
1869 Italianate

Tickets are $10 per person and children 13 and under are free.

Tickets can be purchased on line at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/237640 .