Educational Events

Activities include:

  1. Saturday Morning Workshops
  2. Guided walking tours
  3. Meals for old-house lovers with informal speaker presentations
  4. Old-House Fairs
  5. Neighborhood Histories

saturday morning workshopDenver’s Old House Society Saturday Morning Workshops™ -9:00 a.m. to Noon – Three 45-minute presentations on a variety of topics such as masonry, heating and cooling an old house, appropriate colors for specific architectural styles and zoning with exhibits of products and services for old-houses.


Photo of Walking TOurGuided walking tours –In Denver’s old neighborhoods, home owners host the guided walking tours, which are designed by board members with architectural, construction, zoning and historic preservation experience, and provide refreshments after the tours.  View the "Poke" cake recipe served at the 2010 Crestmoor Neighborhood walk.

Dinners for old-house lovers with Informal speaker presentations – During or after dinner in an old house, experts talk about a variety of topics such as the Victorian era, old wallpapers, house or neighborhood histories and zoning issues.

Ask an Architect at the Old House FairOld-House Fairs – All-day events, the fairs include numerous workshops on a variety of topics of interest to old-house owners and an exhibit center for vendors of products and services for old houses.