Tomorrow is the big day! The Beverly Area Planning Association Home Tour kicks off at the Ridge Historical Society (RHS) at 12 noon!
This is an annual event that has gone on for decades, showcasing the wonderful and unique architecture of the Beverly community. This year, because it is the 100th birthday of the Graver-Driscoll House, RHS’s headquarters, the houses on the tour are all “Hetheringtons,” that is, designed by the architecture family dynasty started by John Todd Hetherington, who designed the Graver-Driscoll House. Beverly residents John Todd, and his son and grandson designed upwards of one hundred buildings in the community. In addition to the Graver-Driscoll House, five more buildings will be on the tour.
RHS will premier a new exhibit on Sunday on the Hetherington family and their contributions to the community, and on the Graver-Driscoll House. Here are just a few photos of the exhibit being set up – photographs by Mati Maldre and displays by Tim Blackburn, Carol Flynn and Linda Lamberty. And this was just the beginning – there is a wealth of NEW information that will be shared!
Also at RHS, we will be giving away oak tree saplings. The community is losing its old growth oak trees to old age. Much of the historic tree canopy for which Beverly/Morgan Park is famous will be gone in the next 30 to 50 years. It’s not too late to start reversing this decline by planting trees NOW.
Tickets are still available online or in person tomorrow. All the details can be found at https://bapa.org/home-tour/?