🌿✨Palmer Square: Step Inside Logan Square’s Gems - House Walk 2025🌳🏡✨


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🌿✨ Palmer Square: Step Inside Logan Square’s Gems - Housewalk 2025 🌳🏡✨
🏛️ 35th Biennial Logan Square House & Garden Walk 2025 with Palmer Square Focus
📅 Saturday, September 20, 2025
⏰ 10 AM – 5 PM
📍 Kickoff: Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church
3062 W Palmer Square, Chicago, IL 60647
🎟️ Tickets required
✨ Logan Square Preservation proudly presents the 35th Biennial House & Garden Walk—a rare chance to step inside some of Logan Square’s most stunning historic homes & gardens, with a special spotlight on Palmer Square.
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🌟 What’s Included
- Guided interior access to 10 sites, including:
- 7 historic homes on Palmer Square
- Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church (1910, Lowe & Bollenbacher)
- Additional unique homes, from the "Schwinn Mansion” on Humboldt Blvd to a converted church residence
- 🚗 Vintage Car Show – 50+ collectible cars lining Palmer Square’s north side
- 👩🏫 Docents provide architectural & historical insight at every stop
- 🌳 Explore beautifully kept gardens and the historic Humboldt & Palmer Square boulevards
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🎟️ Tickets
- $35 Early Bird (thru 9/14/25)
- $50 Regular & Day-of
👉 Advance tickets recommended (may sell out!)
🔗 Buy Tickets Here
🔗 Direct Link
(Tip: The system auto-adds a donation—opt out if you wish)
🎟️ Online sales close 9/19/25; after that, purchase at the door at higher price.
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🚶 What to Expect
- Walk runs 10 AM – 5 PM
- We will not end where we start—plan accordingly
- Trolley may be available; otherwise, expect to walk between sites
- We’ll grab a bite nearby after the tour (optional, location TBD)
- Bring comfy shoes + water
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🚗 Getting There & Parking
- CTA: Short walk from the California Blue Line station → CTA Trip Planner
- Street parking available on Kedzie, Fullerton, Humboldt, & side streets (watch permit signs)
- Possible special parking lot—confirmation closer to date
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ℹ️ About the Event
- Started in the early years of Logan Square Preservation, this is the group’s longest-running education & outreach event
- Funds raised support:
- 🌳 Tree planting
- 📜 Historic archives
- 🎉 Free community events
- 🏛️ Preservation advocacy
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🌳 Palmer Square History:
· Named for Charles Palmer, a prominent late-19th-century Chicago developer
· Central green space features a landscaped triangle & fountain, surrounded by grand Tudor Revival, Prairie, and Classical Revival homes
· Historically home to Chicago’s middle- and upper-middle-class families
· Park and homes preserved as part of Logan Square’s historic district, highlighting the neighborhood’s rich architectural heritage
📌 RSVP / No-Show Policy
- Cut-off time to update RSVP = event start time
- 3 no-shows (without updating RSVP) → suspension from RSVPs for 3 months
- Must check in with host on arrival
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👉 Don’t miss this chance to step inside 10 historic gems, see vintage cars, and experience the architecture & history of Logan & Palmer Square up close!

🌿✨Palmer Square: Step Inside Logan Square’s Gems - House Walk 2025🌳🏡✨