Our popular Happy Hour Tour are back for a second year! This series, in partnership with Seasons Bistro and Grille, includes three forty-five minute walking tours of downtown architecture, each followed by a beer or soda at Seasons. Rain dates are the following Wednesday at 6 pm.
 

Civic District Happy Hour Tour
Wednesday, June 22 at 6 pm • Guided by Dick Flickinger
 Springfield’s Civic District, a six block area originally surrounding the city’s central green, has always been a hub of civic activity. It also features amazing architecture from nationally known firms. Join us as we tour some of Springfield’s most impressive designs from the 1920s and early 1930s, including Schultze and Weaver’s News-Sun Building, William K. Shilling’s U.S. Post Office, and George Savage’s Covenant Presbyterian Church. Meet outside 1 South Limestone Street. Tickets are $10, which includes one drink. Presented by Patrick and Kit Field.

 

Downtown Modern Happy Hour Tour
Wednesday, July 27 at 6 pm • Guided by Marta Wojcik
In the 1960s and 1970s, a new vision for a vibrant downtown materialized through a series of structures that remain today as an enduring imprint of the modern era in Springfield. Join us as we examine the buildings that redefined the downtown experience, from the elegant minimalism of SOM’s Credit Life Tower to the sleek expressionism of Alfred Shaw’s Key Bank Building. Meet outside 1 South Limestone Street. Tickets are $10, which includes one drink. Presented by Kevin Rose and Marta Wojcik.

 

Downtown Victorian Happy Hour Tour
Wednesday, August 31 at 6 pm • Guided by Kevin Rose
At the end of the 19th century, local leaders understood that great architecture was part of their civic duty. With downtown as their canvas, Victorian architects painted a streetscape that exemplified Springfield’s past achievements and future aspirations, including Warder Library (1890), City Building and Market (1890), and Bushnell Building (1893). Tour through Springfield’s Golden Age of architecture. Meet outside 1 South Limestone Street. Tickets are $10, which includes one drink. Presented by Teresa Demana.