Walking tour of Allied Arts neighborhood in Menlo Park set for July 27

On  Saturday, July 27, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, Menlo Park Historical Association historian Bo Crane will lead a mile-and-a-half tour of the changing Allied Arts neighborhood in Menlo Park that was first mapped in 1892. The tour will not include the Allied Arts Guild.

A 1885 barn (pictured) and 1910 mansion are on the tour, while other houses are from the 1920s and 1930s.

RSVP: Required at 650.299.0104, ext. 220 or education@historysmc.org.

The mainly flat tour will almost exclusively use streets without sidewalks, characteristic of the neighborhood.

Meet at the corner near Arbor Road & Middle Avenue; park along the curb in the upper 400 block (495, 485, 475, 450, 440, etc).

Photo by Linda Hubbard (c) 2024