The Claremont Heritage’s annual tour of historic...

The Claremont Heritage’s annual tour of historic homes today includes a house built from rubble.

The 13-room dwelling is in Russian Village, a cluster of 15 homes on the National Register of Historic Places.

Polish immigrant Konstany Stys, a construction worker, gathered discarded pavement and rocks and used it to build most of the homes. The house on today’s tour was built for Christian missionaries during the Depression.

Starting at noon, visitors will be allowed inside the 56-year-old home on South Mills Avenue and three other Claremont homes featured in the five-hour tour--the 10th fund-raiser sponsored by Claremont Heritage, a preservation organization that acts as the city’s historical society.

“It started as an idea to educate people about the richness and history in Claremont that is worth preserving,” said Ginger Elliott, executive director of the organization.

The other homes include a small, Victorian-style cottage built in 1906, an 87-year-old two-story wood bungalow and a stucco Tudor, situated on a four-acre avocado ranch, built in 1931.

The self-guided tour costs $10. Refreshments and music will be provided.

Tickets can be obtained at 705 N. Indian Hill Blvd., one of the tour homes. Brochures containing directions to the other homes and a history of previous owners of the dwellings will also be available.

For further information: (714) 621-0848.