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© St. Petersburg Times, published March 9, 2002
WHAT: "Historic Homes Through the Decades," tour of six Dunedin houses, sponsored by the Dunedin Historical Society. The last tour, in 1999, attracted 1,200 visitors.
WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. March 16.
TICKETS: $20, available on tour day at the Dunedin Historical Museum, 349 Main St., Dunedin.
INFORMATION: (727) 736-1176.
THE HOMES: One is a piece of Dunedin history, the 1893 home built by the Bouton brothers, pencil manufacturers. Much of the furniture is original to this home. Another, the Branham residence, is one of the three oldest homes in Dunedin and is filled with antiques. A 1930s home displays a 150-year-old sofa on its sun porch. A Sears catalog house, built around 1925, still has its original claw-footed tub. A Spanish Revival home built in 1926 retains its original ironing closet, pantry and butler's pantry in the breakfast room. A home built in 1963 embodies some aspects of the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright with open interiors that flow into one another.