Victorian Fest offers building tours

Coming to an historical building near you! Port Townsend's Victorian Festival takes place from March 20-22.

Coming to an historical building near you! Port Townsend’s Victorian Festival takes place from March 20-22.

Based on the popularity of last year’s sold-out tours, the Port Townsend Main Street Program is again coordinating the “Insider’s Historic Building Tours” on Sunday, March 22.

Tickets are limited  — on sale now for $10 each at www.vicfest.org. For the “Up & Down Tour,” children 12 and younger are $5, must be accompanied by parent. Please note: A number of these historical buildings are accessed by steep stairways and are not ADA accessible. Tours are as follows:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tour 1: “Up and Down Tour” — Family Friendly Tour, the Rothschild House, the Bell Tower, the Mount Baker Block Building and the Hastings Building

1-3 p.m. Tour 2: “Stories from the Old Hotels” — the Bishop Victorian Hotel, the Palace Hotel and the Hastings Building (site of a future hotel)

1-3 p.m. Tour 3: “Uptown Landmarks from the 1890s” — The Old Consulate Inn, the Jefferson County Courthouse and the Fire Bell Tower

Proceeds benefit the Victorian Festival and the Port Townsend Main Street Program, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Tour space is limited.