Mother's Day Event: Cass Gilbert Walking Tour

A CASS GILBERT TOUR FOR MOTHER’S DAY, May 10, 2009--Hosted by the Cass Gilbert Society. (www.cassgilbertsociety.org)

Sunday, May 10, 2009
Tours at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM

The tour will begin on the lower end of Summit Avenue and will highlight the famous Minnesota architect's projects in the historic Ramsey Hill Neighborhood.

The tours are walking tours, so plan for the weather and wear good walking shoes.

From the CGS website:

Celebrate Mother’s Day by joining the Cass Gilbert Society in a tour of Cass Gilbert’s work on Summit Hill and Ramsey Hill. Gilbert and his family had long associations with the neighborhood, from his first independent commission, the house he designed in 1882 for his mother Elizabeth Gilbert on Ashland Avenue, to the house he designed for himself on Heather Place, to a wide variety of residences for prosperous clients in fashionable architectural styles. In addition, the tour will view the work of Gilbert’s early partner, James Knox Taylor, and his chief draftsman and protégé, Thomas Holyoke.

The tour will be offered at two times. The first tour will begin at 2:00 p.m.; the second tour will begin at 3:30 p.m. The tours will follow the same route in both time slots. Architects Thomas Blanck and Sonja Mason and architectural historian Marjorie Pearson will be the tour guides. All tours will begin at Lookout Park, at the junction of Summit Avenue and Ramsey Street, east of the University Club, 420 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul. The cost will be $10 for members and $15 for non-members, payable at the beginning of the tour. Each tour participant will receive a tour book that combines information from two previous Cass Gilbert Society tours in the area. For further information, call Marjorie Pearson, 612-338-1987 (days).