Historic homes tour wraps up this weekend

GALVESTON —The Galveston Historic Homes Tour continues this Saturday and Sunday.

This year’s theme is “Going Green: What’s Old is New Again” with an emphasis on historic green architecture — building methods developed before the luxuries of electricity, running water and natural gas. High ceilings allowed air circulation; southern exposures allowed for prevailing winds; transom windows allowed light to flow through the house; shell walkways allowed rainwater to absorb into the earth; cisterns caught rainwater for drinking, cooking, bathing and irrigation.

The goal of the tour of 10 homes is to raise money and support for the work of the Galveston Historical Foundation.

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At A Glance

WHAT: 36th Annual Galveston Historical Foundation Homes Tour

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

TICKETS: Advance tickets of $25 are available at

galvestonhistory.org

Other Events

• Lemonade Lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 1861 U.S. Custom House, 502 20th St. Gourmet box lunches and fresh lemon-ginger mint coolers will be served during the program presented by Susan Bogan and Dawn Wilson about quilting and their family quilts exhibit. Tickets are $20 per person, with reservations required.

• The Art of Eugene Aubry from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 1403 Tremont. Meet the Florida architect and artist who designed Houston’s Wortham Theater Center and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Fla. Aubry is the new Historic Homes Tour official artist and has created hand drawings of Galveston historic tour homes.

• Linen and Lace: A Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch and Fashion Show, 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, at the 1880 Garten Verein Pavilion. Fashion show by Head to Footsies, an exclusive boutique located in Galveston’s restored downtown Strand district. Tickets are $45 and include a Historic Homes Tour ticket. Reservations required.

• Basement to Attic: Behind-the-scenes tours of Bishop’s Palace, 6 p.m. Saturday, Broadway and 14th St. Tickets are $30 per person, and each tour is limited to 24 people.