2025 Good Brick Tour

Step into history on the Good Brick Tour! Each year, Preservation Houston opens the doors to private homes and historic landmarks, showing how preservation shapes the way we live with the Bayou City’s past. The tour offers a personal look at architecture, history and the vision that brings new life to old buildings.

Join Preservation Houston for the 2025 Good Brick Tour on Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9. This year’s tour offers a rare chance to step inside six remarkable homes — from a classic First Ward bungalow to the landmark Style in Steel Townhomes, opening to the public as a group for the first time since 1969. Now in its 12th year, the tour is chaired by Pei-Lin Chong and Mariam Hejazi.

All locations will be open from noon to 5 p.m. both days of the tour, and tickets are available at any location:

  • 1507 Alamo Street (Valenti-Dissen House) — Built in 1921 by Sicilian immigrant Jacob Valenti and long connected with a storied Houston family, this First Ward bungalow tells a story of adaptation and renewal

  • 2018 Kane Street (William Lighthouse House) — A 1906 Old Sixth Ward landmark where a copper-and-glass bridge links yesterday and today, reflecting how a historic home can evolve with its owner’s changing needs

  • 9 Shadowlawn (Anderson Todd House) — This elegant 1961 Museum District home, designed by noted architect Anderson Todd for his own family, is one of Houston’s finest examples of modern vision and thoughtful stewardship

  • 4158 Meyerwood Drive (Style in Steel townhomes) — A trio of 1968 steel-framed homes just inside southwest Loop 610 that showcase crisp modern architecture and the enduring appeal of timeless design, open together this weekend for the first time in 56 years

Start your tour at any location and visit the homes in any order.

Tickets

Tickets valid for admission to all homes will be available at every tour location this weekend for $30. Admission to a single site is $10. Ticket sales are cashless, and we accept all major credit cards.

If you’ve already purchased your ticket online, you can check in at any location to pick it up.

Note that $30 general admission tickets are valid for both days of the tour.

Thanks to our 2025 Good Brick Tour sponsors

Premiere sponsors

Prestige sponsor

Location sponsors

Signature sponsors

Nancy and Walter Bratic • Jeff Carowitz • Lin Chong • Frontier Title • Herndon/Muncey, Inc. • Jason Johnson • Mandy and Philip LeBlanc • Diann and Mike Lewter • Malcolm Perry and Michael John Smith • Emily Todd

Patrons

A-Action Home Inspection Group • Katie & Co. • Lyrd Interiors • Rafail Insurance • Rodolfo R. Fabre Design • Target

Become a tour sponsor

As a Good Brick Tour sponsor, you have the unique opportunity to showcase your brand’s commitment to historic preservation while reaching a diverse audience of historic home enthusiasts. Sponsoring the Good Brick Tour not only supports the important work of preservation in Houston, but also provides your brand with valuable exposure and recognition as an advocate for the Bayou City’s architectural legacy. Learn more about becoming a tour sponsor →