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Ballard Walking Tour
The
Ballard Historic Marker Project Previous
Old House Tours
Detailed List
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Ballard
Walking Tour
Ballard Historical Society has produced a
Historic Ballard Walking Tour brochure in which you can take a
self-guided tour of Ballard's rich history. This beautifully produced
guide features images and information about 20 historic sites along
Ballard Avenue and NW Market Street. Download the brochure
below and begin your discovery!
Historic
Ballard Walking Tour Brochure
Hard copies of the Tour Brochure are also
available at the Ballard Neighborhood Service Center and the Ballard
Library. Funded
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The
Ballard Historic Marker Project
In April 2007, the Ballard
Historical Society unveiled Historic Markers on twenty-six buildings
located within the Ballard Avenue Landmark District.
Measuring 12” x 16”, each
plaque was fabricated from anodized aluminum with an etched image of
the photograph and text. These plaques commemorate the buildings with
historic photographs and text which tell their many and varied stories.
In addition to the twenty-six historic
markers, a commemorative plaque engraved with a 1910 image of Ballard
Avenue is installed in Marvin Gardens Park at the intersection of
Ballard Avenue and 22nd Avenue NW.
The Ballard Historical Society extends a great
big thank you to the building owners for their support and
participation. This project would not have been possible without their
generous donations as well as a grant from the City of Seattle Small
and Simple Matching Grant Fund.
We are extremely excited about this marvelous
project. We invite you to stroll down Ballard Avenue and learn about
the history of some of Ballard Avenue’s oldest buildings. To
aid you in your tour, a copy of a map showing the historic marker
locations is available below for download below.
Marker
Flyer (adobe pdf)
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Previous Old
House Tours
2010 Classic Home Tour
Our
2010 Ballard Classic Home Tour was a tremendous success, with nearly
600 tickets sold! Our next tour is Sunday, June 23. More details on our BallardHistory Blog. House
tours require a lot of preparation. If you’d like to help us
organize the tour, be a docent, or have your home featured, contact Lesli Billings.
2007 Old
House Tour
The
2007 tour
showcased six beautifully preserved and restored homes that represent
the style and character of houses built in Ballard during several
decades from the 1900s to the 1950s.
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1906-08 Swiss
Chalet Revival | 1901
Victorian |
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1915 Craftsman
Bungalow | 1936 Tudor
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1941 Mench House |
1956 Mid-Century
Modern |
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