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Welcome to the Heritage House

One of the oldest homes in Irving will be open for public tours on March 1, Sunday,  from 3pm to 5pm.  The house was built in 1912 by C. P. Schulze, brother of one of the co-founders of Irving  J. O. Schulze.  The Irving Heritage House is located at 303 South O’Connor and was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1986.  Admission is free and docent led tours are provided at 3pm and 4pm.

 

Many beautiful antiques are throughout the Heritage House.   Some of the furnishings include an 1840 clock, an organ (ca.1880), a square piano (ca.1860), Limoges, Sevres, and Bavarian porcelains, and many more items from the past.  The house was built with a basement, a unique feature for homes in the area. 

 

For more information, visit www.irvingheritage.com or call 972-252-3838.  Group tours may also be arranged at alternate times.

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Reflections on punch bowl Reflections

The Irving Index newspaper article of Thursday, February 19, 1914, reported:

“Mr. and Mrs. Charles Percy Schulze threw open their beautiful new home Saturday evening to one hundred and fifty invited guests.  The housewarming was in the nature of a Valentine Party – the decorations and color scheme throughout being hearts, arrows and cupid in reds and yellows.”

 

The same description fits the upcoming event at the former Schulze home now called the Heritage House, 303 South O’Connor, as the Irving Heritage Society recreates that party of 1914 with their annual Vintage Valentine Tea.  The public is invited to share in this special event from 2pm-4pm.  Reservations are not required and admission is free. 

 

Just as in the 1914 article description, there will be strings of hearts from the chandeliers.  The lace draperies at the windows and dining table will have festoons of hearts and arrows.  The tea recipes have been checked, the silver polished and the Irving Heritage Society Sweetheart is secretly being selected as the organization prepares for this favorite traditional event. 

 

For more information, visit www.irvingheritage.com or call 972-252-3838.

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Join the Irving Heritage Society for Sunday Jazz @ the Heritage House, 303 South O’Connor, on Sunday, October 5, from 3pm-5pm.  Bring a chair, blanket, friends, and family for apple cider and popcorn.  Horseshoes and croquet will be played on the Heritage House lawn.  Docent led Heritage House tours are offered free of charge at 3pm and 4pm.

 

Vocalist Melissa Medlock is a former rookie of the year Dallas Cowboy cheerleader, and toured the world as featured vocalist in the elite show group.  Melissa also sings in Spanish and Portuguese, and lends her considerable dancing skills to her live performance.  Cliff Chancey is a long time Irving resident and has played guitar and toured with Toby Keith, Tracy Lawrence, Clay Walker and Ty Herndon.

 

The afternoon events are free.  For more information, call 972-252-3838.  Visit www.irvingheritage.com for other Heritage Society activities.

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Gowns as old as 1880s

In a bedroom called “The Bride’s Room, ” many wedding gowns spanning several decades, are displayed in the Irving Heritage House.  Located at 303 South O’Connor, the Heritage House will be open Sunday, August 3, from 3pm – 5pm.  Docent led tours begin at 3pm and 4pm.  Admission is free.  Group tours may also be scheduled on alternate days.  The Heritage House is a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark.

 

On display is the 1903 wedding gown, coat and slippers worn by Mrs. J.O. (Agnes Sueppel) Schulze of Iowa City, Iowa.  It was custom designed and made by Marshall Field of Chicago.  Given by her daughters to the Irving Heritage Society, the gown was lovingly and painstakingly restored by Amy Senter of Irving.  It took her about two years to complete this task, finished in 1997.

 

With wallpaper similar to the original pattern used when the house was built in 1912, this bedroom contains furniture, bed, dresser and washstand originally the property of the Paschal P. Tuckers of Dallas, Mrs. Virginia Schulze’s parents.  It is Victorian walnut with burl walnut inlay.  The bedspread was crocheted by Mrs. Tucker to fit the bed.

 

To see photos of the Heritage House, visit www.irvingheritage.com.  For more information, contact 972-252-3838.

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Sleepy Hollow chair, Sleepy Hollow chair, a replica of one in Washington Irving's home Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York.

The 7th Annual Celebrating Irving:  The City and The Man will kick off the month long series of events this year with a book discussion on Sunday, April 6, at the Irving Heritage House, 303 South O’Connor.  Dr. Tracy Hoffman, president of the Washington Irving Society will lead the group discussion of Washington Irving’s book “A Tour on the Prairies.”  Copies of the book are available for purchase but not required to attend the event on April 6.

 

The book discussion will begin at 1:45pm and conclude in time for the monthly Heritage House tours at 3pm-5pm.  A special exhibit on the life and works of Washington Irving will be on display at the Heritage House during this time.  Among the furnishings in the living room of the Heritage House is a Sleepy Hollow chair.  This was owned by Irving’s co-founder J.O. Schulze and is a replica of a chair found in Washington Irving’s home Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York.  The Heritage House, built in 1912, is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.  Admission is free.  For more information and a full calendar of other events throughout the month, visit www.irvingheritage.com or call 972-252-3838.

 

The Celebrating Irving activities are sponsored by the Irving Heritage Society, the City of Irving, the Irving Public Library, the Irving Independent School District, and the Irving Black Arts Council.  This program was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  It is funded in part by the City of Irving through the Irving Arts Board.

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Irving Heritage House, built 1912

One of the oldest homes in Irving will be open for public tours on March 2, Sunday,  from 3pm to 5pm.  The house was built in 1912 by C. P. Schulze, brother of one of the co-founders of Irving  J. O. Schulze.  The Irving Heritage House is located at 303 South O’Connor and was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1986.  Admission is free and docent led tours are provided at 3pm and 4pm.

 

Many beautiful antiques are throughout the Heritage House.   Some of the furnishings include an 1840 clock, an organ (ca.1880), a square piano (ca.1860), Limoges, Sevres, and Bavarian porcelains, and many more items from the past.  The house was built with a basement, a unique feature for homes in the area. 

 

For more information, visit www.irvingheritage.com or call 972-252-3838.  Group tours may also be arranged at alternate times.