LIVE: Festival of Historic Houses Highlights Upper Elmwood Historic District

LIVE: Festival of Historic Houses Highlights Upper Elmwood Historic District

Upper Elmwood community member Doug Victor says he’s lived in the area for 34 years and he and his fellow neighbors were part of the grassroots efforts to bring The Providence Preservation Society’s Festival of Historic Houses to their neighborhood. 

Victor is now a committee member of the Festival of Historic Houses. He says it’s important for people to come experience the neighborhood that has a vast amount of history and cultural diversity. 

“You don’t need a VISA, you don’t need a passport, just come see us,” Victor says. 

More than a dozen private historic homes will be open for self-guided tours. Upper Elmwood has architecture from multiple eras including Queen Anne Victorian to Colonial Revival style. 

To celebrate the rich cultural diversity in the Elmwood District, there will be a neighborhood fair.

Tours take place on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The festival runs from June 2 to June 3.