Stop by the Chamber of Commerce in Uncle Hunk's Junk Building on 2375 E. Geneva Street and pick up a FREE Elkhorn Walking Tour Guide. This do-it-yourself tour will take you on a leisurely stroll of less than a mile, all within two blocks of downtown Elkhorn to see a number of historic homes and other buildings of historic significance.
Your tour will start at the parking lot on the NW corner of Church and Walworth Streets and will guide you past:
1. The Reynolds-Weed House, built in 1857
2. St. Patrick's Church, built in 1905
3. The Bradley House, built in 1870
4. The Episcopal Church, St. John in the Wilderness, built in 1853
5. The Church Office Building, built in 1884
6. The Congregational Church, built in 1843
7. Elkhorn's First Village Hall, built in 1885
8. The Wales House, built in 1875
9. The Joseph Philbrick Webster House, built in 1857
10. The home of Dr. J. Howard Young
11. The Octagon House, built in 1856
12. The Grady House, built in 1893
13. The 1887 School House
14. The Home of Walter West
15. The Home of Lloyd Arp, built in 1912
16. The last remaining section of the original brick sidealk within the city
17. Matheson Memorial Library, dedicated in 1930
18. Veterans Park, dedicated circa 1838
19. The Home of E.H.Sprague
20. The Ishlam House, built in 1897
The Walking Guide Booklet will provide you with details about each of these atractions, to help you appreciate the town of Elkhorn even more. Enjoy!