Village Guided Tours

Madeline Colón
Posted: 4/21/2020

Hello everyone! I hope this finds you doing well and learning how to take on each day. Today I wanted to talk about what could easily be the most popular aspect of the Historic Village. That would be our guided tours! When we are open, the tours occur at 11 am and 1 pm on Tuesdays through Saturdays. No matter where the location for the day at work, this is overall the most asked about part of the admission ticket. On this tour, you go to four other houses and Old Christ Church with a tour guide of the Historic Village. Here is a description of each of the locations you can see, which is what you will be able to know once we can offer this to the public again! 

Old Christ Church: Even before I started working here, I became familiar with this location because I saw two of my friends get married here last year! It was a beautiful wedding if you are engaged and looking for a venue, check this one out.

LaValle House: The home was built in 1805 during the Spanish Period by Maria Bonifay and Carlos LaValle, and the inside recreates what the 19th-century homes were like in Pensacola. It was initially on West Government Street, but once purchased by the Historic Pensacola Preservation Board, it relocated to East Church Street. 

Dorr House: Built-in 1871, and the inside is an interpretation of a wealthy family after the Civil War that would have been a result of being a part of a thriving lumber industry. Architecture in the house is Greek Revival and is in the original location facing Seville Square. 

Lear House: Constructed in 1889 at 214 East Zaragoza Street, it is now an interpretation of what homes in the 1920s would have appeared to be. The specific year for this renovation is 1927, and it is what has drawn visitors today.

That is all the information I will give for now, and I hope you will visit the Historical Village to learn even more information very soon.