Tour Day 2019
Event Information
About this event
Four decades of mid-century modern homes will be open for the Docomomo US/MN Tour Day on Saturday October 12, 2019! This self-guided home tour features nine mid-century modern homes by notable architects across the Twin Cities. Tour locations and schedule details are below.
Please note that all tour attendees will be required to remove shoes or use provided shoe covers to enter the houses – plan your footwear accordingly! Photography may be restricted in some locations.
Tour concludes with a reception open to all tour attendees.
Property details and photos available on the 2019 Tour Day page
Morning Tour: Folwell Avenue Walking Tour
10am – 11:45am
Docomomo US/MN returns to University Grove for the morning session of the 2019 Fall Tour on October 12. Check in at the tent near 2151 Folwell Ave to receive your tour wristband for the day. Park once and enjoy an encyclopedic city-block walk of mid-century Minnesota architects. Four homes along either side of Folwell Avenue will be open for interior tours – including designs by architects Ralph Rapson, Tom Van Housen and Cecil T. Griffith. Homes available for interior tours:
2132 Folwell Ave., Cecil T. Griffith
2151 Folwell Ave., Tom Van Housen / Progressive Design Associates
2161 Folwell Ave., Tom Van Housen / Progressive Design Associates
2179 Folwell Ave., Ralph Rapson
Afternoon Tour: Minneapolis and Golden Valley
12:15pm – 3pm
Four properties will be available for self-guided tours across Minneapolis and Golden Valley. Tour tickets or wristbands will be required for entry. On-street parking will be available for all tour houses, though some walking and stair climbing will be required to access the properties. Afternoon homes may be visited in any order:
21 Barton Ave. SE, Minneapolis
3616 Edmund Blvd., Minneapolis
Atomic Ranch Revival Tour and Reception
2:30pm – 4pm
Join members of the Docomomo US/MN Board for conversation, plus appetizers and refreshments for the last stop on the tour!
Organizer Docomomo US/MN
Organizer of Tour Day 2019
DOCOMOMO US is the working party in the United States of the international organization, DOCOMOMO. The name is an acronym for the DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement. The group promotes the study, interpretation, and protection of the architecture, landscape, and urban design of the Modern Movement. DOCOMOMO US is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization that promotes public interest in Modernism through lectures and tours, and organize advocacy efforts to protect endangered sites and buildings. The Minnesota Chapter was founded in 2010.
