Slideshow The Barron-Latham-Hopkins Gatehouse in Menlo Park, built in 1864, is on the Menlo Park historical walking tour. It's the oldest structure in Menlo Park, according to the Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula, which has its offices there. (Photo courtesy of the San Mateo County Historical Association.) Previous Next

By Christian Wagner

In celebration of the San Mateo County History Museum's "Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse," free walking tours, of one to two hours, will be held at various locations, including Menlo Park, this summer.

No signup is required. All that is necessary to participate is to show up at the specified times and locations.

The Menlo Park Historical Association will host a tour Saturday, Aug. 5, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Menlo Park train station. The tour will include such sites as the train station, opened in 1867, and the Church of Nativity, built in 1872. The tour will be lead by Bo Crane, the board secretary of the historical association, along with other board members.

A tour of Redwood City's Union Cemetery, located on Woodside Road, south of El Camino Real and near Cypress Street, will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, beginning at 10 a.m. at the entrance gates on Woodside Road.