Tour Windsor’s Historic Buildings for FREE this Sunday!

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Willistead Manor south view by Linda Goodhue (from our flickr pool)

Want to tour a dozen or more historic buildings in one afternoon?  Doors Open Windsor is this Sunday, and it’s your chance to be a house guest at some of Windsor’s finest gems.

What began as a European event in the 1980s, Doors Open made its way to Ontario in 2002 and has permitted thousands and thousands of people to visit some otherwise-private historic homes, ancient buildings and hallowed halls.

Doors Open Windsor runs between 10am and 4pm this Sunday September 26th at these locations in Windsor:

• Assumption Church
• Bedford United Church
• Canadian Club Brand Centre
• Canadian Historical Aircraft Association
• Central United Church
• Descent of the Holy Ghost Romanian Orthodox Church
• Duff-Baby House
• Francois Baby House
• Frank Joyce House/Holy Rosary Convent
• Glenwood United Church
• Grachanica Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church
• Holy Redeemer College/Academie Ste. Cecile International School
• J.L. Forester Secondary School
• John Campbell Public School
• Mackenzie Hall
• McDougall Stodgell House
• McGregor-Cowan House
• Paulin Memorial Presbyterian Church
• Sandwich First Baptist Church
• Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue
• St. John the Divine Orthodox Church
• Studio g+G Inc
• The A.H. Bert Weeks Water Treatment Plant
• Willistead Manor

Cameras are allowed at most locations, but be sure to check with organizers about location-specific regulations if you attend.

For more information, maps, directions and literature on each of Windsor’s Doors Open locations, check out their website:  http://www.doorsopenwindsor.com