Historic Home Tour
2024 Wake Forest Historic Home Tour | Saturday, Dec. 7 | 1–4 pm
After over 30 years, the management of the Wake Forest Historic Home Tour is transitioning from the Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) back to the Wake Forest Woman’s Club.
The Wake Forest Historical Museum and Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission will host an Open House at the Wake Forest Historical Museum with tours of the Calvin Jones House.
The Woman’s Club is offering tours of two homes this year and will reimagine the tour in future years. This year's tours will be offered on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1-4 p.m.
Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, tickets to tour two homes in the Wake Forest National Register Historic District will be available for purchase for $11 each on the Woman’s Club website.
2024 Tour Properties
Dickson House
The Dickson family built this two-story transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival-style home in 1907.
Details include stained glass transom over the single door entrance, large one-over-one windows, Palladian window in the front gable and large wraparound porch with Doric style columns.
Fort House
Constructed circa 1890, the Italianate style 2-story gable-and-wing house features a double-door entrance with 2-pane segmental arched transom, arched windows, and porch with chamfered posts and sawnwork brackets.
Once owned by Meredith College, purchased at auction in 1939.
Current owners have completed significant restoration and addition expanding the dining room and kitchen.
Calvin Jones House, 414 N. Main St.
The ca. 1820, Federal-style farmhouse was built by Calvin Jones whose land became Wake Forest College.
The house was originally located where Stealey Hall stands at the middle of the campus.
The house was moved to its current location in 1956. It was restored by the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society in the 1960s to serve as a museum.
Wake Forest Woman's Club
The Wake Forest Woman’s Club is a nonprofit community service club chartered by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in Wake Forest in 1961. Our focus is the enhancement and support of the social, cultural, civic and educational well-being of our community. The Club supports a variety of community service projects including but not limited to the following:
Arts and Culture community service projects, including crafts for children at the Wake Forest annual tree lighting and the July 4th Art in the Park, partner with Wake Forest ARTS, decorated pumpkins for Brookdale Assisted Living and art programs for Governor Morehead School.
Civic Engagement and Outreach community service projects including the Purple Heart Foundation banquet, Wake Forest Senior Center, Wreaths Across America, USO at RDU airport, Wake Forest CROP Walk and Tunnel to Towers 5K Run.
Education and Libraries community service projects including school supplies for Boys and Girls Club and area schools, Books for Laundromats, Hope House and Safe Space.
Environment community service projects including Dirt Day, Make a Difference Day, Great National Backyard Bird Count, pollinator garden at Tyler Run Park and Note in the Pocket shoes collection.
Health and Wellness community service projects including Safe Space, Tri-Area Ministry, Wake Forest Senior Center Meals on Wheels, pen pals and Operation Santa at Murdoch Center, Note in the Pocket new socks and underwear and hygiene products for Tri-Area Ministry. Learn more about the Wake Forest Woman's Club by visiting their website.