Weirick home Flora Kiwanis Club's first annual home tour will be April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The following homes will be on the tour: Lowell and Janice Johnson, 285E 50S, Flora; Brian and Leah Wagoner, 392E 100N, Flora; Tom and Debbie Weirick, 308 E. Main Street, Flora; and Dale and Mary Ellen Zinn, 578N 50E, Flora.

Refreshments will be available at the home of Brad and Julie Eurit, 115 West Elm Street, Flora.

Proceeds from the event will help children in the community in various ways. Tickets can be purchased at any home on the tour.

The homes, all within a twomile radius, are described below.

Johnson

This property is the site of the former Van Doorn Greenhouse. The Johnsons both remember going there to buy flowers when they were growing up. Part of the walls from the greenhouse are still standing.

When the Johnsons acquired the property, they spent nearly a year restoring the house, doing most of the work themselves. They took off all the paneling and carpet, added new drywall, restored the hardwood floors, and stripped all the oak woodwork.

Wagoner home The kitchen has original etched glass in two of the cabinet doors, and has many windows overlooking the back yard. The house itself has over 60 windows.

The upstairs includes three bedrooms, two baths, an office, and a sun porch. The downstairs has an open stairway in the entryway, fireplace in the living room, half bath, dining room, and sun porch.

There is a large yard and a small woods behind the house.

The house was built in 1919 and is Arts and Crafts style. It has built-in bookcases and two sets of French doors.

Wagoner

The home was built in 1993 by John Walls, formerly of Flora. He sold it to Joe Collins in 1997. The Wagoners purchased it in the summer of 2004 and moved in five days before their daughter Sophia was born.

They redecorated the home prior to moving in and have enjoyed living in it with their two children, Harrison and Sophia.

Much of the artwork on the walls was painted by Leah's mother, who is a local artist.

The home features refurbished old furniture, white woodwork, and red decor.

Johnson home It has four bedrooms, two and a half baths, home office, large living room with fireplace and an open stairway. A cow hide from Sedona, Ariz., is a focal point in the home office.

Weirick

The home was built in 1914 by Hazel and D.E. Cripe, who lived there until the mid-1970s. The Weiricks are the third owners of the home. It is a Tudor style with hard wood floors.

The Weiricks added a fireplace in 1992. They also searched and found two colonnades to put between the living and dining rooms to bring it back to its original state.

The dining room has two builtin china cabinets made out of 1/4 sawn oak which is what the woodwork is also made from.

The living room and dining room are open concept and 40 feet long. There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms. One bedroom was turned into a family room by a previous owner. The home has a 40x10 ft. front porch.

The back yard was part of the original elementary school play ground.

Zinn

The Zinns spent a year in the planning of their home, to build around many antiques. There are a lot of wood features throughout the home, along with many other unique features.

The Zinns moved into their home in 1993. It has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a large play room upstairs for their many grandchildren. It sits on approximately two acres.

The house has a built-in TV that opens into either the master bathroom or bedroom, and a wood ceiling in family room, with a porch swing. The family room and kitchen have old brick from a house that was torn down in Camden. There is fabric on the walls of the family room instead of wallpaper. The laundry room is also a sewing room. There is a fireplace in the living room with a mantel that came from a home in Terra Haute that was built in the 1800s.

The tours will not be guided, but family members will be there to answer questions.