Home of Kirk and Chrystal Ayres Flora Community Club's KICK Team will host a home tour on June 21 from 10 am to 2 p.m.

Proceeds will be used for scholarships and other needs in the community.

There are five homes on the tour. Homeowners and their locations are: Kirk and Chrystal Ayres, 2136S 50E, Bringhurst; John and Autumn Filbrun, 815 S. Sycamore, Flora; Richard and Nancy Hicks, 1992W 100N, Flora; Cullan and Becky Eikenberry, 570N 50E, Flora; and Mark and Jill Scharer, 4640S 75E, Cutler.

Four of the homes are historic, and all have put on additions and/or done extensive remodeling.

Visitors can start at any location. Maps and information on the homes will be available at each site.

The tours are self-guided, but family members will be present to answer questions.

Tickets are available in advance. Call 967-3022 for ticket locations. Tickets also will be available at each home on the day of the tour.

A brief description of each home follows.

Ayres

Kirk and Chrystal Ayres bought their early 1900s home in 1990. They have remodeled it from top to bottom. There are three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs and they added a larger bathroom, master suite, and laundry room to the downstairs, which increased the home to 2,520 sq. feet. They also added an attached twocar garage and wrap-around porch. The original home was a log cabin, which the barn is now built around.

Home of Richard and Nancy Hicks Filbrun

John and Autumn Filbrun bought their house in Flora in 1995. It has been in the family since Autumn's grandparents bought the house in 1944. The Filbruns remodeled and added on to the house in 2002.

Hicks

The home of Richard and Nancy Hicks was built in the mid 1800s. It was constructed in the form of a cross. The walls were made three-brick thick, even the inside walls. The ceilings are 10-foot downstairs and 12-foot upstairs. The home is known in this area as "the old Ledman place." The current owners purchased it in 1971. They have made many improvements, but not changed the basic construction or historic nature of the home.

Home of John and Autumn Filbrun Eikenberry

Cullan and Becky Eikenberry's home was built in 1977 and has four bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a fireplace in the family room. The property has more than 50 shade trees. The Zinn kitchen has stained glass cabinet doors and Tiffany-style hanging lights. A 16 x 60 addition was added to the house in 1990.

Scharer

Jill and Mark Scharer bought their home 15 years ago and have done a complete remodel, along with adding on to the house and restoring all the hardwood floors. There is a spectacular view of the Wildcat Creek from their home It was built in 1865 by Warren Adams who is the son of John Adams, the original owner of

Adams Mill. The Scharers own 14 acres, which include the mill. They have recently built several cabins that can also be toured.

Home of Mark and Jill Scharer