NEWPORT — The Newport Friends of the Library will conduct a tour of new and old Newport homes on July 1, repeating one of the town’s 175th celebration’s more popular events.

According to Tillie Burke, six homes have been placed on the tour this year. They were not on the original tour, she said, and they include some homes that many area residents have “been dying to get a look inside.”

The Gilman House, at 87 Main St., now owned by Allen and Barbara Brown, is one of the tour’s offerings. This 16-room Victorian home was built in 1914 by J.O. Gilman. It contains such special features as mahogany panels, carved archways and fireplaces. Stained and leaded glass is seen throughout the house.

The Barbour Cottage on Outer Grove Street was built in 1906 on a 78-acre tract of land. Three acres remain, overlooking Sebasticook Lake. Original plantings still grace the property.

The Burke residence at 5 High St. is a 12-room home built in 1901 by Ellis Jones. It contains original southern pine and western fir woodwork and operable fireplaces.

The Packard home at 10 North St. was built at the turn of the century. It boasts stained glass window panels, decking and unique landscaping.

William H. Earle is a renowned artist, one of two artists with homes on the tour, and his Barrows Point Road home serves as a mini-gallery for his work and his love of antiques. The home consists of an antique shop, a studio, guest house and the main house.

Don Fuller is another nationally known artist whose home is on Newport’s tour. His newly constructed farmhouse on Sebasticook Lake was built in a wildlife setting overlooking the lake. It features unusual stenciling and tilework, as well as stained glass windows. Old glass, antiques and a doll collection are displayed.

Tickets for the tour will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis and will not be available the day of the tour. They will be sold from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 29 and 30 at Bud’s Shop ‘n Save in Newport and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, at the library. Tickets cost $5. The tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 1, as part of Newport’s Annual Festival Association Fourth of July program.