2018 Historic Roser Park Tour of Homes
Sat Mar 31, 10:00 AM - Sat Mar 31, 4:00 PM

HISTORIC ROSER PARK TOUR OF HOMES RETURNS MARCH 31

One of St. Petersburg's most distinctive neighborhoods, Historic Roser Park is so well-hidden in its hilly enclave along Booker Creek just south of Bayfront Medical Center that even longtime city residents are sometimes surprised to discover it. Fortunately, homeowners in HRP throw open their doors every few years for house and garden tours, giving visitors a chance to experience life in this locally and nationally-registered historic district.

The 2018 tour takes place Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with stops at seven homes and one garden, the architectural styles ranging from Spanish Revival to Craftsman to Dutch Colonial. Two local historians will also be on hand to offer free walking tours every few hours of the neighborhood’s award-winning Outdoor Museum, a series of plaques detailing the history of the area from Tocobaga Indian days through to its development in 1911 by Charles Roser (reputedly the progenitor of Nabisco's Fig Newton recipe).

Tickets can be purchased for $15 at historicroserpark.org before March 31, or for $20 up to 3 p.m. on the day of the tour, when tickets will be sold and prepaid tickets will be validated at the Ronald McDonald House at 702 8th Ave. S. in St. Petersburg. Free parking is available at the Bayfront garage. Shuttle service and maps will be provided, making it convenient either to ride or walk to tour stops. The popular Aloha to Go food truck will be parked next to the final house on the tour.