Free In-Person Tours: Preservation Resource Center

The PRC will be open for free, in-person tours in December on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th from noon to 2 p.m.

Come by for a free tour! Explore the last intact shotgun house in Santa Monica, which now serves as an award-winning Preservation Resource Center for our community.

Built in 1897, the little house features three original rooms where you can explore Santa Monica history and learn about preservation. Look behind the walls and the floor to reveal vintage materials, and see if you can find the one original window in the Shotgun House. Young guests will also enjoy the miniature model house decorated with Victorian-era furnishings that were popular when our shotgun house was first built!

Photo: Stephen Schafer

Our friendly and knowledgeable docents will share information about what life was like in the early 1900s, how the house was saved and rehabilitated, and answer any questions you may have.

Masks are required indoors and social distancing will be observed. Due to the house’s small size, only 3 guests will be admitted at one time. Walk-ups are welcome and reservations are not required.