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Tickets for self-guided tours and a 1 p.m. guided tour by Wright State University history professor Roy Vice are $10 each.
Proceeds benefit the Oregon Historic District Society’s preservation efforts.
The Oregon District is the city’s oldest historic district and is a mix of historic and contemporary homes, with architecture ranging from the mid-1800s to modern.
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The garden tour will begin at the gazebo at Newcom Founders Park at Green and Brown streets, a press release says.
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“The garden tour demonstrates how much can be done with urban gardening spaces, ranging from small to large gardens tucked alongside and behind historic homes,” the neighborhood says in the press release.
Maps and information about homes on the tour will be distributed to guests at the park. The tour happens every other year.
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The Oregon District dates back to July of 1829. It was registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The Oregon Historic District Society is a nonprofit organization made of Oregon District residents and friends.
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