Funds raised by the event go to the Sunset Heights Neighborhood Improvement Association used to assist neighborhood residents with their properties, provide neighborhood activities, and maintain the historical integrity of the neighborhood.
The event is set for Saturday, October 5, 2024.
Here’s everything you need to know:
Featured homes and locations on Sunset Heights Tour of Homes:
There are 7 homes on this year’s tour of homes.
Sunset Heights is one of the first planned neighborhoods in the state; some of the homes on this year’s tour date back to the early 1900’s and may not be handicap accessible.
Here is a list of the homes on this year’s Sunset Height Tour of Homes:
- Trost Home: 1013 W. Yandell Dr.
- Kohlberg House: 525 Corto Way
- Mathias House: 607 W. Yandell
- Aronstein House: 628 W. Yandell
- Cohen House: 608 W. Yandell
- Zach White House: 1201 N. Mesa
- Sunset Parlor: 1307 N. Oregon St.
Buy Sunset Heights Tour of Homes tickets:
Tickets may be purchased ahead of time or the day of the tour at the Hal Marcus Gallery or at the El Paso County Historical Society.
Ticket prices:
- Adults: $10
- Kids 10 and under: $5
Tickets may be purchased online:
- You can pick up your tickets ahead of time at the Hal Marcus Gallery or on the day of tour at El Paso County Historical Society.
- (Please note: Tickets will not be available for pickup at Savage Goods.)
- Purchase tickets here: https://savagegoods.square.site/?location=11ea3e1ff45d62c1b0c80cc47a2ae378
The Hal Marcus Gallery (Pre-Purchase pickup and/or day of event)
- Address: 1308 N. Oregon
- Pre-purchase tickets or for questions call or text: (915) 533-9090
- Purchase tickets day of: 10 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
El Paso County Historical Society (Day of event)
- Address: 603 W. Yandell
- Contact information: (915) 533-3603 or info@elpasohistory.com.
About the Burges House:
The Burges House, current headquarters of the El Paso County Historical Society, was built in 1912 for Richard F. Burges.
The home is an American Foursquare and was built by J.E. Morgan. Additions to the home were designed by Mr. Otto Thoman and done in 1927.
Mr. Burges was a local attorney and prominent civic leader who drafted El Paso’s first city charter, lobbied for the construction of Elephant Butte Dam, was part of an expedition that led to the establishment of Carlsbad Caverns as a National Monument, and served in World War I, attaining the rank of Major. He lived in the home until his death in 1945. His daughter, Jane Burges Perrenot, lived in the home until 1986. It was then bequeathed by Mrs. Perrenot to the El Paso County Historical Society.
