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.

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.

The 7^th 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.