Walking Tours

Contuing our successful season of walking tours, on Saturday, June 18, the Boonton Historical Society and Museum will present a walking tour of the Park and Residential district. The tour will proceed along Rockaway and Reserve Streets in the Park section of Boonton and look at (from the exterior) 10 distinct homes built in the latter part of the 19^th century.  The tour will be led by Gail Yorkston who owns a home in the Rockaway historic district.

The tour begins at 10AM at the Gazebo in Grace Lord Park at the intersection of

West Main Street

and

Essex Avenue

.  There is a $5.00 suggested donation for non-members for this tour which lasts approximately 2 hours.  Tour participants will receive a 15% discount coupon which can be used at many of the

Main Street

restaurants and vendors between 11:00am and 4:00PM on the day of the tour. The Museum and Gift Shop at

210 Main Street

will be open from 12 noon until 4:00pm where our new exhibit “Answering the Call”is now on view.  For more information call 973-402-8840 or boontonhistory@yahoo.com

House Tour

Our June 4 house tour was a big success. We were pleased to welcome guests from as far away as Canada and Virginia.