The Manor at Ewing Cultural Center is offering free public tours from 4-6 p.m. on Mondays, beginning May 1, 2023. Tours run May through September. The last tour leaves at 5:30 p.m. Tours take approximately an hour. Although there is no charge for the tours, donations are accepted.
Built between 1928–1929, 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 Hazle Buck Ewing’s death, the Ewing Cultural Center is now home to the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and the Genevieve Green Gardens. Parking is across the street at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Tours are not available on Memorial Day (May 29), Juneteenth (June 19), or Labor Day (September 4). Tours for groups on other days may be arranged for a fee, depending on the availability of the facility.
For additional information, contact (309) 438-6333, or visit the Ewing Cultural Center website.
