Fort Scott Homes for the Holidays Tour

12/06/2019

This year instead of the Homes Tour, Bourbon County Historic Preservation is starting something new. Get your tickets now for a dinner theater!

http://fortscott.com/events/details/christmas-dinner-theatre-hosted-by-hpa-historical-preservation-association-of-bourbon-county-13671

11/26/2018

The Historical Preservation Association of Bourbon County will NOT host the Fort Scott Homes for the Holidays Tour this year. It was a tough decision but we are switching to an bi-annual event so please mark your calendars for December 6/7/8, 2019 for the Homes Tour. Moonlight and Mistletoe is NOT cancelled and will be hosted on December 7 at the historic Courtland Hotel. See you there!

11/14/2017

A new event for the Tour this year is the Christmas Tree Decorating Contest at the Presbyterian Village. Last year there were 15 trees in the Contest. Go and Check out the competition and make a plan for your entry in next year's competition.

11/14/2017

12/03/2016

Well after more than a year in the making it's finally published! Fort Scott Now and Then, a pictorial history of Fort Scott by Fred Campbell, Don Miller, Arnold Schofield and Don Banwart. There will be a book sale and signing on Nov 12 at the beautiful Beaux Arts Center at 102 S National from 10-2. Come meet with the authors and HPA board members, buy one of the coolest books ever and get it signed! See you there, and to answer the question, it was more than worth the wait!

11/03/2016

Also NEW for 2016....a Vintage Clothing display at the Beaux Arts Center at 102 S. National. This display will feature clothing and other items from local families. There will be a display of replica hats from 1840-1910. We have several wedding dressings for the display including a wedding dress worn by the mother in the 1940s and the daughter in the 1960s. You might see a vintage '60s mini-skirt wedding dress. Lots of fun! If you have an item you want to display, send me a message.

11/03/2016

The 2016 Stocking Stuffer holiday shopping event will be held at the Fort Scott Middle School on December 3 and 4. Lots of vendors and our annual bake sale will be at this location. NEW FOR 2016....we will have a Quilt Show at the Middle School as well. DO NOT MISS THIS STOP on your tour!!

11/03/2016

NEW FOR 2016!! Park once and enjoy the houses on National. The Fort Scott Trolley will stop along National to move guests from house to house. A second shopping shuttle will operate from National to the Fort Scott Middle School for the Stocking Stuffer and Downtown Fort Scott for more holiday shopping.

11/03/2016

The featured Church for the 2016 tour is the Presbyterian Church and was built in the Gothic Style. It was built in 1925 and added to the National Register in 2008. On Sunday, December 4, the Hand Bell Choir will perform also at 1:30 and 3:00.

11/03/2016

Another fixture of National Avenue are the Lyons Twin Mansions. These two houses might be the finest examples of Queen Anne Architecture in Fort Scott. Completed in 1873, a local banker built one mansion for himself and the other for his daughter's family. The Lyons family has lived on this property for 40 years and the homes are now a bed and breakfast and a restaurant. A great place to stop for lunch during your tour.