The Irving Heritage House, located at 303 South O’Connor, will be open on Sunday, April 3, from 3pm to 5pm.  Admission is free and docent led tours are offered at 3pm and 4pm.  Built in 1912, this Recorded Texas Historic Landmark provides a glimpse of one of Irving’s early families and their home. 

In the garden area behind the Heritage House, the recently dedicated reconstructed Mary’s Playhouse will also be open for visitors during the same hours.  Originally built as a chicken coop, the building was adapted as a playhouse for the young Schulze daughter Mary.  Toys, books and other treasures from Mary and her brother Charles are displayed.

For more information, visit www.irvingheritage.com or call 972-252-3838.  Group tours of the Heritage House and Mary’s Playhouse are available by special appointment.

VINTAGE VALENTINE TEA – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2016

IRVING HERITAGE HOUSE

303 SOUTH O’CONNOR

2PM-4PM

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.  Jearlene Miller and Vicki Tate are serving as co-chairman of this year’s event.

The newly rebuilt Mary’s Playhouse will also be open during the Valentine Tea.  It is located just behind the Heritage House in the garden area.  Guests young and old are invited to visit the Playhouse to learn more about the Schulze children.

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

The Heritage House will be decorated and open for tours on Sunday, December 6, from 3pm-5pm.  Docent led tours will be given at 3pm and 4pm.  Located at 303 South O’Connor, the home was built in 1912 for the C.P. Schulze family.  It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1986.  Admission is free.

The newly dedicated Mary’s Playhouse in the backyard garden area will also be open for visitors.   Originally built as a chicken coop, the building was converted into a playhouse for the young Mary Schulze in the 1920’s.

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

The Irving Heritage House will be open on Sunday, November 1, from 3pm to 5pm.  Docent led tours are available at 3pm and 4pm.  It is located at 303 South O’Connor and was designated as a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark in 1986.  The house was built in 1912 with a basement, a unique feature for homes in the area.  Admission is free.   

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

Irving Heritage House Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s

Eleventh Annual Museum Day Live!

Free Admission for All Participants Visiting the Irving Heritage House on September 26, 2015

The Irving Heritage House will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, September 26, 2015, from 1pm to 4pm, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s eleventh annual Museum Day Live!  A nationwide event, Museum Day Live! offers free admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day Live! Ticket at a participating museum or cultural institution.

Inclusive by design, the event represents Smithsonian’s commitment to make learning and the spread of knowledge accessible to everyone, giving museums across all 50 states the opportunity to emulate the admission policy of the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C.  Last year’s event drew over 400,000 participants, and this year’s event expects record-high participation across the nation.

 Built in 1912 for C.P. Schulze and his bride, the Heritage House is a restored pioneer home.  The Schulze heirs gave it to the City of Irving in 1975 to be used as a tour home.  The house was designated as a Recorded Texas State Historical Landmark in 1986.  A visit to the Heritage House, which is filled with beautiful antiques, is a step back in time.  Tours are regularly offered on the first Sunday of the month March-December 3pm-5pm.   Admission is Free.  Special group tours may be requested on other dates.

Irving Heritage Society President Kaye Ward commented:  “We are pleased with the national recognition that this program will bring to our City of Irving and to the Irving Heritage House.”

The Museum Day Live! ticket is available to download at Smithsonian.com/museumday.  Visitors who present the Museum Day Live! ticket will gain free entrance for two at participating venues for one day only.  One ticket is permitted per household, per email address.  For more information about Museum Day Live! 2015 and a list of participating museums and cultural institutions, please visit Smithsonian.com/museumday

For more information on the 1912 Irving Heritage House, visit www.irvingheritage.com or call 972-252-3838.