One Hundred Years in Margaret Place

Annual Tradition in Southwest Louisiana

The 37th Annual Palm Sunday Tour of Homes will feature properties and lifestyles of Margaret Place, Lake Charles’s original streetcar subdivision celebrating one hundred years of its founding.

Tour events have expanded to fill the entire March 31-April 1, 2012, weekend. Walking tours both days will showcase the rich variety of bungalows and revival-style homes and gardens in this jewel-box historic district.

Special educational exhibits, displays of vintage vehicles, and in-depth interior tours of nine privately owned homes offer unique views of a bygone age. A historically significant, yet modern, sustainable, and friendly jewel-box neighborhood will be showcased during this special weekend celebration.

This event is a joint project of the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society (CHPS) and the Margaret Place Historic District Association together with the SWLA Convention and Visitor's Bureaux, the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana, and the Calcasaieu Parish Police Jury.  Information: schedules, tour details, prices and photo information about the 2012 Palm Sunday Tour of Homes are available online..

Contact resources for the Palm Sunday Tour of Homes include Adley Cormier: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (337 433-2385) or Event Chair, MK Hopkins, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.