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Calling all historic house lovers and fans of heritage architecture! 🏛️✨If you're driving down Placerville's Main Street this week, keep an eye out for our new banner celebrating the return of the El Dorado County Historical Society (EDCHS) 2026 Historic Home Tour! 🏘️🚩
For the first time in 40 years, EDCHS is proud to feature the beautifully preserved heritage properties of Placerville's Coloma-Spring Street Historic District. Join us for a self-guided journey through 170 years of local history.
📅 Event Details:
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Rain or shine).
Location: Coloma-Spring Street Historic District, Placerville.
🗝️ Tour Highlights:
-Explore 11 featured properties, several of which have never before been opened to the public.
-Discover a diverse array of architectural styles, ranging from 1859 post-Gold Rush homesteads to 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival bungalows.
-Step inside the Nicholas and Anna Fox House, famously memorialized by Thomas Kinkade in "Victorian Christmas II".
-Visit the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, featuring a Gothic-style sanctuary and Civil War-era stained glass windows and wooden pews.
-See the Albert Shafsky House, which has undergone a meticulous, period-authentic restoration.
-Tour the tastefully renovated period home of beloved Placerville haberdasher Max Baird.
🎟️ Tickets:
$30 General Admission.
$25 EDCHS Members.
Best of all, 100% of net proceeds support the Fountain & Tallman Museum, public programming, and EDCHS' efforts to rescue, research, and preserve El Dorado County's rich history.
Tickets are selling quickly given the 40-year hiatus of this specific district tour! Secure your spot today by visiting www.edchs.org/events.
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2979 Coloma St, Placerville, CA 95667-4440, United States
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