Historic Provo Tours

In celebration of Provo’s rich history and tradition, the Provo City Landmarks Commission has joined with the Utah Division of State History, the National Parks Service and the Freedom Festival to produce a self-guided tour and interior tours of buildings listed on the Local and National Historic Registers.

Self-guided tours:

To participate in the self-guided tour running June 15 – July 5, 2010, pick up a complimentary “Historic Provo” guidebook at either the Utah Valley Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (111 South University Avenue), the Provo City Library (550 North University Ave.), the Provo City Utilities Building (251 W. 800 N.),  the Provo-Orem Chamber of Commerce (Historic County Courthouse, Suite 215), Los Hermanos Restaurant (10 W. Center Street), or the Provo City Center Office of Community Development (330 W. 100 S.).

The guidebook contains a brief history of Provo, the development of its historic architecture, and photographs and descriptions of many historic sites in the city.

Interior Tours:

Interior tours of significant historic homes in the Maeser neighborhood will be given on Thursday June 24 and Friday June 25, 2010. The tours will begin at 5:30 p.m. each day at the parking lot of the LDS City Center Church at 195 South 100 East. Participants may come anytime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tours will conclude at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, following the tour, a reception will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Provo City Library at Academy Square (550 N. University Avenue).  At the reception a presentation will be made from noted speaker and historian, Alan Barnett followed by light refreshments.

Chairperson(s): Randy Christiansen - randy@jaussi-christiansen.com

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