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 16 – July 4, 2011, 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 (71 E. 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 and Joaquin neighborhoods will be given on Thursday June 16 and Friday June 17, 2011. The tours will begin at 5:30 p.m. each day. Maeser tours on June 16th will begin at 770 E. Center Street. Joaquin tours on June 17th will commence at 261 E. 100 N. Participants may come anytime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tours will conclude at 7:00 p.m.
Reception:
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, Emily Utt of the LDS Church History Department. Her presentation will focus on Provo’s Historic Tabernacle and will be followed by light refreshments.
Chairperson(s): Randy Christiansen - randy@jaussi-christiansen.com
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