This summer, Westcott House celebrates 20 years of the Summer Tour Series with 20 tours of the Greater Springfield Region. The 2024 series examines the region’s architecture, design, and history on walking tours, bicycle tours, happy hour tours, youth tours, and sites tours of local landmarks. Architects, artists, curators, historians, and other area professionals guide each value-added tour. This year’s series started in June and runs through the middle of September. The next event is Springfield Public Art Happy Hour Tour on Friday, August 2, 2024.
From the Community Walls Project of the 1970s to Project Jericho’s work in the 2010s, public art has played an indelible role in influencing Springfield’s urban environment and giving life to local revitalization efforts.
Join Lauren [Lo] Hauser, Chair of Springfield Public Art, on this tour and explore several significant works, including David Black’s Flyover, Mariah Kaminsky’s Rose City mural, and the Hattie Moseley mural by Gaia.
This tour concludes with a drink at the
High-Hat Social. Meet outside the State Theater, 19 South Fountain Avenue.
Buy Tickets
Westcott members receive discounts to most tours and free admission to Members-Only tours. To become a member please follow
this link. Tickets are available online and at the Westcott House Museum Store, 85 South Greenmount, Springfield, OH. Please be advised that many tours will sell out.
Accessibility:
Summer Tour Series is developed for a broad audience, including participants with disabilities and decreased mobility. Tours move at a leisurely pace with brief periods of standing at tour stops. If entering a building or house, some stairs or inclines may be possible. All outdoors tours are assigned mobility levels between 1-3. Virtual tours are available with closed captioning.
Mobility Level 1
Up to 6 blocks walking, mostly flat terrain, paved, stairs not likely. Wheelchair accessible.
Mobility Level 2
May be more than 6 blocks walking, some hills, mostly paved, some stairs possible. Please call or email about wheelchair accessibility.
Mobility Level 3
Considerable walking, various terrains, unpaved areas. All bicycle tours. Please call or email about wheelchair accessibility.
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