Enduring Artistry And Vintage Architecture Showcased On Beverly/Morgan Park House Tour

CHICAGO – The much anticipated Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour invites curious visitors to step inside five of the community’s most beautiful private residences and a historic church. Find out the enchanting true history of each home from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, when the Beverly Area Planning Association hosts the Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour.

The enduring artistry of vintage architecture are on display this year, with each of the Home Tour homes showcasing stunning original interior design elements that can no longer be duplicated. At the houses, visitors will enjoy Home Tour hospitality, tastings from local businesses, decorating ideas, neighborhood history, and more.

News about current decorating trends shows that choices for home interiors are being
influenced by nostalgia and a renewed interest in restoring unique character and color in living
spaces. The Beverly/Morgan Park Home Tour will offer myriad ideas for this trend. One of the Home Tour sites is a Chicago Landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and another is a Victorian built in 1878 for a man who had ties to the creation of the University of Chicago.

Private homes featured on the tour include:

• An American System-Built house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, where the owners’ recent updates flawlessly blend historic and new materials that honor the architect’s creative intention;
• A 1926 Tudor Revival home designed by local architect Oscar L. McMurry and appointed with outstanding hand-crafted plaster moldings, leaded glass windows and doors, and hand-crafted tiles;
• A 1912 Arts and Crafts Morgan Park residence where interior architectural details are enhanced by an outstanding collection of furnishings and decorative items purchased from around the world;
• An elegant 1960s Beverly Colonial Revival style home in North Beverly where unique original design elements have been beautifully updated with seamless remodeling and inspired decorating; and a painted lady Victorian where original interior details blend with an eclectic collection of original art.

This year’s tour will begin at Morgan Park United Methodist Church designed by noted architect Harry Hale Waterman in 1912 and located within the national Ridge Historic District.

Home Tour visitors are invited to make an optional stop at Ridge Historical Society to view the
current exhibit about Waterman’s unique contribution to the built form of Beverly/Morgan Park
dating back to the late 1800s.

The homes will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Tours are self-guided and must begin by 3 p.m., featured homes are not within walking distance. Maps will be provided upon check in at the Morgan Park United Methodist Church, 11030 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the 2025 BAPA Home Tour. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door for BAPA members, $35 in advance or $40 at the door for non-members.

New this year! Enter BAPA’s Home Tour Raffle for a chance to win amazing home-centric prizes, including gift certificates for home organization, painting, custom home portraits, framing, and more. Valued at $1,000+, get all the details on the Home Tour page at BAPA.org.

Join the Home Tour team!

Volunteers are needed to assist inside the Home Tour homes, directing visitors, answering questions about the community and their house in which they are located, serving food and beverage tastings from local businesses, and generally sharing neighborhood hospitality with everyone they meet. Volunteer shifts are two hours and 45 minutesb and volunteers get free admission to the tour on their off-shift. To learn more and sign up, visit BAPA Volunteer Team.