'Front Porch Friendly' Homes Tour...
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Waldrop-Spence-Agee House
  Waldrop-Spence-Agee House at 200 W 40th St.
several times in their 29 years of residency. Each time there has been a new and exciting addition, and this year it's a new screened porch and a redesigned garden.

    Take a carriage again, if you wish, and let it take you to Formosa, the former home of world-renowned sculptor Elisabet Ney. The fourth stop on the tour will have artists and musicians,and writers and poets. Our neighbors will be celebrating the

plete some of these sidewalks. The carriages will stop at the next home at 200 W 40th Street. John Spence and Cindy Agee have graciously opened their home for this year's tour. As you enter this beautiful example of Colonial Revival architecture you will be welcomed by sculptures created by the owner. Inside, the staircase that rises from the entranceway and the stained glass panes throughout the house attest to the spirit of Ms. Ney and husband Edmond Montgomery, artistic and literary luminaries of a century ago. Besides touring the museum, you should spend some time here enjoying ice cream and listening to the music while talking to and enjoying the work of our modern-day artists and writers. The kids will finish here on their treasure hunt and will be rewarded for finding some of the

Murray-Chote-Thomas house photo
  Murray-Chote-Thomas House, 4106 Avenue F
careful restoration efforts of these long-term residents of Hyde Park.

    From here to the third home on the tour you may stroll the sidewalks or take a historic carriage ride under Austin's first moonlight tower at 41st and Speedway, which is celebrating its 110th anniversary. The next home is the Murray-Chote-Thomas house. The current residents, Margot and Grant Thomas have had their home on the tour sever-

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