Long Beach Heritage's annual Great Homes of Long Beach spans architectural styles from ornate Queen Anne to streamlined midcentury modern.
Heritage's "A Century of Style" tour will take place from noon to 5 p.m. June 7. And, just so there's no confusion, the featured century is the 20th.
Those who purchase tickets can view six architecturally significant homes in the Belmont Heights, Bixby Knolls, Los Cerritos and Willmore City neighborhoods.
Two of the homes are official Long Beach historic landmarks: the James Elzy Porter House, a 1903 Queen Anne in the Willmore City Historic District built by rancher and developer James Elzy Porter; and the Henry Clock House, a Monterey Revival in Los Cerritos designed in 1933 by architect Kirtland Cutter for attorney Henry Clock.
Other homes on the tour include a 1904 Colonial Revival foursquare renovated by the Willmore City Heritage Association; a circa 1930 Romantic Revival with a rolled roof and turret features in Belmont Heights; a restored mid-century modern ranch house in Bixby Knolls; and a bluff-top 1930 Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, Vista Del Mar, with as, its name implies, ocean views.
Long Beach Heritage docents will provide tours of each home, pointing out significant interior and exterior features.
Admission is $35 for the general public and $30 for Long Beach Heritage members. Reservations are limited.
Tickets can be purchased at www.lbheritage.org and by sending a check with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Long Beach Heritage, PO Box 92521, Long Beach, CA 90809. Write "Great Home Tour" on the check's memo line.
Tickets ordered before June 2 will be mailed to the recipients, and will include a map with addresses of the homes and any additional instructions.
Those who order tickets after June 2 must call Long Beach Heritage at (562) 493-7019 for will call location information.
Proceeds from the tour support the Bembridge House, a 1906 Queen Anne Victorian on the National Registry of Historic Places that is owned and maintained by Long Beach Heritage.
For more information, call (562) 493-7019 or visit www.lbheritage.org.
