Santa Fe, NM – April 13, 2011  - The Historic Santa Fe Foundation will host its 2011 Annual Mother’s Day Historic House Tour on May 8th, 2011 as part of Heritage Preservation Month. The tour will take place from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m on Sunday. Tickets and maps will be available at any of the four featured homes during the event:

• El Zaguán (The James L. Johnson House), 545 Canyon Road
• Francis C. Wilson Garden, 316 East Buena Vista
• The Tudesqui House & Garden, 135 East De Vargas
• The Donaciano Vigil House, 518 Alto Street

The Annual Tour, sponsored by the Historic Santa Fe Foundation, will feature four historic properties. Tickets are available for a $5 donation.  These properties are only open to the public during this tour.  Participants may begin at any property and continue in any order they choose. Docents will be stationed at each property.

The Historic Santa Fe Foundation is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary and the annual Mother’s Day Historic House Tour has been a community event for about as long as the foundation has existed.

“This popular event has become a tradition for many families” said Elaine Bergman, Executive Director of Historic Santa fe Foundation. “It is so delightful to see the streets populated with pedestrians, just like the old days.”

For more information about the tour, contact the Historic Santa Fe Foundation at (505) 983-2567 or visit www.historicsantafe.org.