Columbia historic homes now have a new person on the board designed to preserve and highlight historic properties. Paul Prevo was named to the Historic Preservation Commission of Columbia’s City Council on Oct. 17, according to this article in the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Category: Columbia Historic Preservation Commission
No guarantee for historic homes: Demolition process explained
When a house is demolished, it always seems sudden. When it happens in your neighborhood or on our regular route, it can seem surprising or disorienting. That’s what happened to Curtis Stafford, who has been working on the house at 303 St. Joseph for months. When 400 St. Joseph, in his neighborhood, was demolished, he…
Crystal Lovett and Brent Garner named to Columbia Historic Preservation Commission
Crystal Lovett was named the Historic Preservation Commission by the Columbia City Council on August 15, 2011, according to a report in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Brent Gardner was renamed to the Commission at the same meeting. The Historic Preservation Commission is charged with identifying historically significant structures, helping in various ways to preserve historic…
See the 2011 Historic Properties
Here’s a link to a PowerPoint with photographs of this year’s Most Notable Properties. Each year, the City of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission names several properties to its Most Notable Properties List. The purpose of the list is to acknowledge Columbia’s outstanding historic features. This year five properties were named to the list: 901 E….
KOMU coverage of 2011 Most Notable Properties
Through this link, you can view KOMU’s coverage of the then-upcoming gala event of Feb. 16, 2011 where the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission announced the five new properties named to the Most Notable Properties List. The coverage by Josh Frydman notes the five new properties will be added to the 118 already on the list….
See history, view 2011 Most Notable Properties
The quote from Brian Treece in the Feb. 15, 2011 article on the five properties named to the Most Notable Properties list sums up the importance of the list: “History is all around us, and sometimes we forget that.” The article includes photographs, a slide show and a map. A free, open to the public…
Previous Annual Most Notable Properties
Here’s a review of past years’ Most Notable Properties named by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission. An event presenting this year’s properties was postponed from Feb. 1 until Feb. 16, due to the blizzard, but you can review past lists via these links. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/02/02/seven-properties-town-named-most-notable-year/ http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/TCC/Video/Archive/video.php?video=145 http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/TCC/Video/Archive/video.php?video=87
Historic Gala Postponed to Feb. 16, 2011
A new date, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 has been set for the Most Notable Properties gala, an annual event by the City of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission. The gala will be held the Daniel Boone Regional Library Friends Room. This Columbia, Missouri, event is when the Historic Preservation Commission announces and gives a presentation on…
Public invited to Feb. 1, 2011 Notable Property Gala
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 is the date set for the annual Most Notable Property Gala. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Historic Daniel Boone Building (City Hall) at 701 E. Broadway, with a presentation at 7 p.m. (This will be an excellent opportunity to see the…
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