Annual Old Hyde Park Home Tour
Saturday, December 06, 2025
10:00am - 1:00pm
Hyde Park Preservation Inc. (HPPI) is excited to announce the return of the highly anticipated Old Hyde Park Home Tour, taking place on Saturday, December 6 at 10am. After last year's record breaking attendance, tickets will be sold online in advance with a VERY limited number of tickets available at the door. This historic walking tour takes place rain or shine and tickets are non-refundable.
Several distinctive and charming homes in the iconic Hyde Park neighborhood will be available to explore, with sips, snacks and music plus other surprises along the way. Proceeds to benefit the preservation and beautification efforts of Hyde Park Preservation, Inc.
Saturday, December 6th from 10am - 1pm
Event is rain or shine & tickets are non-refundable
Ticket pricing:
$30 in advance online
$40 at the door (limited availability - will sell out early).
plus a small ticketing platform convenience charge
Check in & Pickup Tickets: Starts at 9:45am at 727 South Edison
Free parking is available in the Hyde Park Village Garages
Note: This is a walking tour of the neighborhood - wear comfortable shoes
We need Volunteers! If you would like to volunteer on the 2025 Home Tour, please email Tish Thornberry at tampashort@earthlink.net! We are collecting docents and foot traffic directors now.
Dating to the 1880s, Hyde Park's development began when railroad magnate Henry Plant built a bridge over the Hillsborough River providing a link to downtown. Plant built his Tampa Bay Hotel north of what was to become Hyde Park and citrus growers James Watrous and William Morrison built the first houses. Hyde Park's Morrison Grove subdivision is where many of the state's loveliest and most eclectic mix of historic homes - Georgian and classical mansions, Prairie, half-timber houses and Craftsman bungalows - can be found. The neighborhood's historic district was designated in the 1980s, preserving its character amid modernization. The tour was featured in the Tampa Bay Times, both in 2023 and 2024.
