Ewing Manor opens for tours May through September

Historic Ewing Manor will be open for public tours May through September on Mondays, from 4 to 6 p.m. A tour will start approximately every 15 minutes, with the last tour of the day starting at 5:15 p.m. Please note: Ewing Manor is closed on Memorial Day, July 6, and Labor Day, and no tours will be offered on these holidays.

Tours will be free of charge, but a $5 donation is suggested for the restoration of the manor.

Built in the late 1920s by Davis and Hazle Buck Ewing, the channel-Norman-style residence was home to many of Ewing's efforts to support the causes of education, women's suffrage, and world peace. Donated to the Illinois State University Foundation upon her death, the Ewing Cultural Center is now home to the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and the Genevieve Green Gardens.

Trained docents will be available to assist the visitors through the three floors of the manor. Visitors must be able to climb stairs.

Reservations are not required but are encouraged and may be made through the Ewing Cultural Center website.

The manor is located at 48 Sunset Road in Bloomington. Parking is available across the street at St. John's Lutheran Church.