Historical Walking Tours - 2007
Guelph Arts Council historical walking tours of Guelph's historic core area are scheduled on selected Sundays, April through October.
Tour I: Where Guelph Began
This tour encircles the original Market Square area of almost twenty-four acres laid out by John Galt in 1827. Serving as the focal point for Guelph's early social and business life, the area also contains the sites of many of Guelph's first buildings.
Dates: April 29, June 3, August 19, September 23
Time: 2 p.m
Starts: Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin Street South, Guelph
Cost: $3 per person. (Fee does NOT include admission to Guelph Museums.)
Tour II: Downtown Walkabout
The present downtown centre of Guelph, with its wide main street, provides a compact walking tour which includes many buildings and sites of considerable historical and architectural interest.
Dates: May 6, June 10, August 26, September 30
Time: 2 p.m
Starts: Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin Street South, Guelph
Cost: $3 per person. (Fee does NOT include admission to Guelph Museums.)
Tour III: The Slopes of the Speed
This tour explores the slopes of the Speed River between Norwich and Macdonell Streets, where many of Guelph's largest and most distinguished historic homes are located.
Dates: May 13, June 17, September 2, October 7
Time: 2 p.m
Starts: Guelph Public Library, 100 Norfolk Street, Guelph
Cost: $3 per person.
Tour IV: Altar and Hearth in Victorian Guelph
This tour provides a glimpse of the Victorian era in Guelph. Covering the area west of Norfolk Street, between Essex Street and London Road, the tour includes several historic stone churches and many historic homes representing a variety of architectural styles.
NOTE: This tour is offered in two parts [(a) and (b)] on alternating dates.
Dates: May 20 (a), June 24 (b), September 9 (a), October 14 (b)
Time: 2 p.m
Starts:
Tour (a) Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin Street South, Guelph
Tour (b) Guelph Public Library, 100 Norfolk Street, Guelph
Cost: $3 per person. (Fee does NOT include admission to Guelph Museums.)
Tour V: Brooklyn and the College Hill
This tour takes participants to the south side of the Speed River to explore one of Guelph's early industrial sections, formerly known as Brooklyn, as well as the College Hill area that developed around the Ontario Agricultural College. The tour includes some of the city's best examples of masonry and stone carving.
Dates: May 27, July 1, September 16, October 21
Time: 2 p.m
Starts: McCrae House, 108 Water Street, Guelph
Cost: $3 per person. (Fee does NOT include admission to Guelph Museums.)