Downtown Santa Ana Historic Architecture Walking Tour

Sat, 04 Jan, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 04:30 pm UTC-08:00

Old Orange County Courthouse | Santa Ana

Preserve Orange County
Publisher/HostPreserve Orange County
Downtown Santa Ana Historic Architecture Walking Tour
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See architectural evidence of the first decades of the twentieth century in this walking tour of the historic urban core of Santa Ana.
About this Event

The residents of Santa Ana have worked to protect Downtown Santa Ana or "DTSA" and its historic architecture so that today the public can appreciate the tangible history it represents. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (two National Historic Districts, actually, one institutional, the other commercial) and several buildings are individual landmarks. Join our experienced tour guides on this walking tour of DTSA. See a variety of commercial and institutional buildings designed in the finest styles from the 1900s to the 1930s such as Art Deco, Classical Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Richardsonian Romanesque, and find out about the active historic preservation issues in the district.

Your guide will be Tim Rush, a founding board member of Preserve Orange County. Tim is an historian, preservation advocate, real estate executive, and long-time resident of Santa Ana.

Member Discount: A benefit of being a member of Preserve Orange County is that tickets for this tour are offered at a 20% discount. If you're unsure if your membership is up-to-date, please contact us at [email protected]. If you'd like to join and take advantage of the discount and support our advocacy efforts throughout the county, please click here.

Tour Details: There are 4 tours of Downtown Santa Ana scheduled from January to Aprill 2025. Please find the separate listing of our walking tours scheduled for Santa Ana's historic residential district, French Park.

All Downtown Santa Ana tours begin at the corner of W. Civic Center Drive and N. Sycamore (on the sidewalk beside the landmark Old Orange County Courthouse) at 2 pm and are 2 1/2 hours duration. Directions and parking information are provided following ticket purchase.

The route covers about 16 blocks. It's flat with some uneven pavement. There are no stairs. The tour is wheelchair and stroller accessible.

Children 13 years of age and under are free if accompanied by an adult ticketholder.

Tickets can be purchased here until the start of the tour. Walk-ins are not permitted.

Support dogs are allowed outside, but please leave other pets at home.

Please book early! We have a capacity limit of 25 people. We look forward to seeing you.

Special Note: DTSA First Saturday ArtWalk runs from 5-10 p.m. on some of our tour dates, and the Howe-Waffle House and Carriage House will be open for tours. Take advantage of these opportunities before and after your tour of historic Santa Ana!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Old Orange County Courthouse, 211 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana, United States

Tickets

USD 23.18 to USD 28.52

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