Sagadahoc Preservation Inc. (SPI) is presenting its 13th annual House & Garden Tour featuring 12 historic houses and/or gardens in Bath, on Saturday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Several architectural styles will be represented by houses on this year’s tour including Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Georgian Revival and Craftsman Bungalow.

Of special note on the tour this year are wall murals by an unknown artist found by the current owners in 1997 when they were removing wallpaper in their c. 1850 Gothic Revival home, gardens of the Governor William King House (while the house itself, which is listed on the National Register for Historic Places, is not open to the public, this stone farmhouse was purchased by Maine’s first governor in 1808 and used as a hunting lodge) as well as the former 19th century Sewall Shipyard Office that has been converted into a home but still retains some of the unique features from its history as the shipping office. 

The "Old House Doctor," Les Fossel, will be at the Sedgwick Carriage House all day on Saturday to answer questions about tour participants’ own old houses.

Fossel is a past trustee and current advisor to Maine Preservation, and his company Restoration Resources has been taking care of historic Maine homes for many years. More information about the Old House Doctor is provided in the tour program.

This 13th annual tour will be mostly in the north end of the city. Because the houses are widely dispersed tour participants will need a car, but there are groups of two or three houses that can be accessed on foot. There will be docents at each Tour property who are local preservation enthusiasts who will share their knowledge of historic architecture. The Bath Garden Club will be supplying floral arrangements for each home.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door on the day of the tour. The tour begins at Winter Street Center, 880 Washington Street, which will serve as the central location for registration and pick-up of tickets and accompanying tour program. Tour program has detailed information about each of the architectural gems and the hidden gardens that are a part of this year’s tour.

Proceeds of this tour event will benefit the continuing restoration of Winter Street Center, a landmark in the heart of the City of Bath. For more information, please telephone the Sagadahoc Preservation office at 207-443-2174 or visit www.sagadahocpreservation.org.