Sunday Tours - 1st Sunday of the Month, Every Sunday in July and August
Guided tour of the 1872 home Charles & Mary Deere followed by 1892 Butterworth Center, once home of Katherine Deere & William Butterworth
The guided tour begins at the west side porte cochere door of Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Ave (the yellow house), before continuing to the Butterworth Center, 1105 8th St (the gray house).
Both homes are architecturally significant with many original details and artifacts.
The tour takes about 1 1/2 hours.
There is an exterior lift and interior elevator at both houses for those with mobility issues. Wheelchairs will not fit in the interior elevator; wheelchair users will be limited to the first floor of both houses.
Parking is available across the street, south of Deere-Wiman House.
Online registration for each day's tour closes at 12pm on the day of the tour.
Tours for groups of 11 or more are by appointment on weekdays. Tour group companies, no matter the size, are also by appointment on weekdays. Contact info@butterworthcenter.com or 309-743-2701 to schedule a tour.
Guided tour of the 1872 home Charles & Mary Deere followed by 1892 Butterworth Center, once home of Katherine Deere & William Butterworth
The guided tour begins at the west side porte cochere door of Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Ave (the yellow house), before continuing to the Butterworth Center, 1105 8th St (the gray house).
Both homes are architecturally significant with many original details and artifacts.
The tour takes about 1 1/2 hours.
There is an exterior lift and interior elevator at both houses for those with mobility issues. Wheelchairs will not fit in the interior elevator; wheelchair users will be limited to the first floor of both houses.
Parking is available across the street, south of Deere-Wiman House.
Online registration for each day's tour closes at 12pm on the day of the tour.
Tours for groups of 11 or more are by appointment on weekdays. Tour group companies, no matter the size, are also by appointment on weekdays. Contact info@butterworthcenter.com or 309-743-2701 to schedule a tour.