The Rye Historical Society will offer a narrated trolley tour of historic locations in Rye on Saturday August 3rd from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The tour will proceed down Central Road to Ocean Boulevard, heading north to Rye Harbor and back to the center There will be stops at the Philbrick farm on Central Road; St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal chapel, which has a Tiffany stained glass window; The Drake House, once one of the grand hotels in town and Rye Harbor and the statue honoring local fisherman.
The tour is a fund raiser for the Rye Historical Society to support the Town Museum. Trolley fare is $20 for adults and $18 for children and seniors. To reserve a place, send your name, telephone number and the number of people in your party to [email protected]. Payment in the form of cash or check (made out to Rye Historical Society) will be collected on the day of the tour.
Participants should meet the trolley in the Rye Public Library parking lot, 581 Washington Road, by 9:45. Free parking is available at the library lot and across Olde Parish Road by the police station.
Those who sign up will receive a one year membership to the Rye Historical Society/Museum, a copy of “Rye History in a Clam Shell,” and a special invitation to visit the museum after the tour to see exhibits and historic photos of places on the tour
If your plans change after making your reservation, please contact us by calling 997-6742 as soon as possible and not later than 24 hours before the event.
