The 2021 Historic Homes Tours expands to include homes throughout DeKalb County.
Tour on your own schedule. Use the various options to view the information as many times as you wish.
Each site is presented in terms of architectural features as well as historic significance.
Enjoy from the comfort and safety of your own environment, choose from the variety of viewing options or use them all!
Each $20 Tour Ticket includes:
- Magazine Brochure: Online access to 15 beautifully designed full-color flip-style magazines. Each "magazine" showcases the research and vibrant images connected to each home. This option provides the most robust experience of the tour. Visit each address individually and discover the beauty and connection to the past.
- Text Document: Download a PDF document ready to print or store all the text information for the entire tour, along with one historic image.
- Mobile Access: A Google Earth Tour link will allow for view ing the satellite map with place markers for each home on the tour. Each stop includes an exterior image of the home. Key highlights about each home are also listed. The map is accessible via mobile device to see the tour stops from anywhere!
2020 Virtual Historic Homes Tour Available for
SPECIAL PURCHASE!
Last year's Historic Homes Tour in Sycamore can be purchased along with this year's tour. A separate link for this version will be send upon purchase.
Find the "SPECIAL OFFER" option to select BOTH tours for a historic home lover's best value of only $35!
Enjoy a sample magazine to experience the presentation of each Historic Home on this year's tour.
Click the image below to open the flip-style brochure. Use the arrows to navigate between the pages.

Donations allow the History Center to provide quality programming, preserve the collection, and share educational resources. Please consider an extra contribution that will continue this work and meet our mission of "Inspiring curiosity in DeKalb County's history."