The walking tour season gets underway today in the Historic Pullman District. Tours continue through October on the first Sunday of each month. Preceded by a multimedia presentation, the walks are led by trained volunteers. Cost: $3.50 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2 for students with identification. Time: 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Tours begin at the Historic Pullman Center, 614 E. 113th St. Call 785-8181.
”An Invitation to Tea” is the theme of the Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare house walk May 12. Four homes are on the tour, including a country-cottage-style home, a stately Colonial, an elegant Tudor and a contemporary home. Tour-goers are also invited to tea and cakes at Faith Lutheran Church, 41 N. Park Blvd., where a boutique and plant sale will be featured. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Cost: $12. Call 858-5668 or 858-2246.
Historic Milwaukee Inc. is hosting a May 13 tour of Bay View, Milwaukee`s first industrialized suburb. An area where work, church, recreation and school were all within walking distance, the Bay View neighborhood took on a small-town flavor that continues today. Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $8 in advance, $10 the day of the tour. Tickets are available by mail from Historic Milwaukee Inc., Box 2132, Milwaukee, Wis. 53202. Call 414-747-0198 or 414-481-7783.
The Latin School of Chicago is offering several home tours as part of its Live & Learn Adult Education program. Tour the Gold Coast May 13 and visit homes selected for their originality and distinctive style. Cost: $25. Preregistration is required. On May 25, the program offers two more tours. From 1-3:45 p.m., tour the Charnley House, a Frank Lloyd Wright design, with Sonia Cook of Skidmore Owings & Merrill Foundation. From 2-3 p.m., study the Madlener House, an architectural treasure on Burton Place with a second floor ballroom, detailed entry and sculpted garden. Cost: $15 for either tour. To register for any of these, call 664-8760.
A trip down Hutchinson Street in the Buena Park neighborhood traces the career of architect George W. Maher. The Chicago Architecture Foundation is your host May 13 in this landmark district. Cost: $4, CAF members free. Time: 1 p.m. Meet at Hutchinson Street and Marine Drive. Tour repeats Oct. 7. Call 326-1393.
The Evanston Historical Society will hold its annual house walk May 14, featuring six houses on Michigan Avenue and one on Burnham Place. Cost: $16. Tickets are available at the historical society, 225 Greenwood St. Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Call 475-3410.
Step back in time and see 19th Century printing trade buildings adapted for residential and commercial use in a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of the South Loop Printing House District on May 17. Time: 12:30 p.m. Cost:
$5, CAF members free. Meet at the ArchiCenter, 330 S. Dearborn St. Tour repeats June 17 and Sept. 6. Call 326-1393.
The shimmer of stained glass in residential, church and institutional architecture is featured in a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of Hyde Park on May 17. Cost: $5, CAF members free. Time: 10 a.m. Meet at Hyde Park Union Church, 56th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Call 326-1393.
The Wheaton Historic Preservation Council is hosting its 9th annual
”Heritage Tour” May 20. Stops include the Wheaton History Center, 606 N. Main St., and four private homes: 1110 Irving Ave., 504 E. Forest Ave., 1203 E. Harrison Ave., and 824 Howard St. Tours begin at any home on the walk. Cost: $10 in advance, $12 the day of the tour. Send check payable to the Wheaton Historic Preservation Council and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to WHPC Heritage Tour, Box 373, Wheaton, Ill. 60189. Tickets may be purchased the day of the tour at any of the homes. Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 684-9472.
Bring your camera for a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour focused on Loop photography May 20, pointing out unique vantage points to see some important Chicago sights in a new light. Cost: $5, CAF members free. Time:
12:30 p.m. Meet at the ArchiCenter, 330 S. Dearborn St. Tour repeats June 10, Aug. 12. and Sept. 9. Call 326-1393.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation has expanded its
”Wright Plus” tour to two days, May 20 and 21, to celebrate the centennial of Wright`s Oak Park home. The guided architectural tour will include 11 buildings, 5 designed by Wright and 6 by his architectural contemporaries. Tickets are $25, available at the Ginkgo Tree Bookshop, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, or at the Oak Park Visitors Center, 158 N. Forest Ave. Tickets may be charged if ordered by phone at 848-1978. For more information, call 848-1500.
The Beverly Area Planning Association continues the longest-running annual home tour in Chicago with its 19th such event May 21. The tour`s five homes illuminate different areas of the Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood, which boasts the largest urban historic district in the country. Among the highlights are an 11,000-square-foot Gothic stone home on the crest of Longwood Drive and an 1845 mansion built on three acres once used as a Potawatomi council site. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with buses leaving the Beverly Art Center, 2153 W. 111th St. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Self-guided tours by car or on foot will leave from the Metra-Rock Island station at 103d Street and Walden Parkway from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $8 in advance, $10 the day of the tour. Call 233-3100.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation is setting out to tour the DePaul University campus and a nearby turn-of-the-century neighborhood that has remained virtually intact, in its May 21 tour of the Sheffield Historic District. Cost: $5, CAF members free. Time: 2 p.m. Meet at the Chicago Public Library`s Lincoln Park branch, Sheffield and Fullerton Avenues. Tour repeats Sept. 17. Call 326-1393.
The Brookfield Historical Society is sponsoring a house walk on May 21, featuring four homes: 4009 DuBois Blvd., 3500 Forest Ave., 3626 Grand Blvd. and 8431 Greenview Ave. Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Cost: $6.50, available at the Grossdale Station, Forest and Brookfield Avenues. See the homes in the order of your choice and at your own pace. Call Mary at 485-7494 or 387-0185.
Often called a suburb within the city, Kenwood`s remarkable collection of mansions and significant homes is the focus of a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour May 21. Cost: $5, CAF members free. Meet at K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation Temple, 1100 E. Hyde Park Blvd. Tour repeats July 23 and Sept. 24. Call 326-1393.
Ancona Montessori School has planned its 11th annual house walk in Hyde Park for May 21. The tour coincides with the centennial of the neighborhood and covers all of central Hyde Park between Lake Park at 56th Street to Greenwood Avenue at 52d Street. A mini-bus will serve those who don`t care to walk the eight-home route. Styles range from a Queen Anne Victorian to an 1885 suburban villa, where refreshments will be served. Cost: $15, available in advance by sending check or money order and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the school, 4770 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago, 60615. Tickets can also be obtained at the Artisans 21 Gallery, 5225 S. Harper Ave., or on the day of the tour at the Hyde Park Historical Society, 5529 S. Lake Park Ave. The tour will start at the society. Call 924-2356.
The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society is sponsoring bike tours of the estates of Lake Forest, the first on May 21. Cyclists should meet at the Market Square fountain, 700 N. Western Ave., Lake Forest. Time: 1 p.m. The four-mile tour repeats Sept. 16. Call 234-5253.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation will tour Highland Park by bike May 21, tracing the architectural history of this handsome wooded suburb. Housing styles include Italianate and Victorian Gothic, Prairie School, modern and postmodern. Cost: $5, CAF members free. Time: 2 p.m. Meet at Stupey Log Cabin, St. Johns Avenue between Hazel and Laurel Avenues. Bring your own bike. Tour repeats Sept. 10 and Oct. 15. Call 326-1393.
The best-preserved portion of Chicago`s 19th Century boulevard system is explored in a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of Logan Square May 21. Logan and Kedzie Boulevards are the venue. Cost: $5, CAF members free. Time: 2 p.m. Meet at St. John Berchmans Church, Logan Boulevard and Maplewood Street. Call 326-1393.
Glenview Community Church is planning a May 24 tour of four private homes, with decorating accessories and garden plants for sale at each house. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Cost: $10 in advance at the church, 1000 Elm St., $12 at the door. Call 724-2210.
The Lake Forest Center of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago is sponsoring a designers` showcase through May 28 in Broadsmore, a French-style country chateau on four acres in Lake Forest. Twenty of the home`s 22 rooms have been decorated for the event. Free parking on weekdays at St. Patrick`s Church, Waukegan and Everett Roads, and Christ Church, 100 N. Waukegan Rd.;
weekends, park at the city commuter lot, Everett and Telegraph Roads. Shuttle buses will run to the tour house. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost: $8 at the door. No children under 8, including infants. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be sold. Call 234-5593 or 234-7016.
The Frederick Law Olmsted Society of Riverside will sponsor guided bike and walking tours of the village on May 28. Guides will provide information on urban planning pioneer Olmsted and Calvert Vaux`s National Historic Landmark village and tour its roads and parks. The tour begins at 2 p.m. at the Burlington Train Depot at Barrypoint and Riverside Roads. Cost: $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, children under 12 free. Tours for groups of 10 or more can be arranged at other times by calling 442-8411. Tour repeats June 25, July 30, Aug. 27, Sept. 24 and Oct. 29.
The 22d annual Designers` Show House to benefit the Park Ridge Youth Campus is on display through the end of May. A new home in Northfield is the site of the show house, which features the talents of more than 30 designers. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Free parking and shuttle bus service are provided at New Trier West High School, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield. Cost: $10 at the door. Call 641-8193.
