Shaping history comes in, well, all shapes and sizes. Here are four ways to help shape Columbia’s history. 1. A Saturday, June 1, 2013 concert will let you hear history — and help to preserve and discover it. A second J.W. “Blind” Boone piano has been discovered. Boone was a classical and ragtime musician who…
Category: Historical Homes
How to see inside the Spanish-revival home at 2 E. Stewart Road
I admit it, I love Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com, because these real estate apps let me peek inside houses that fascinate me. For years, I’ve admired the house at the corner of Stewart and Garth, with its deep red details, creamy Spanish-revival exterior and have often wondered what’s inside. Well, this link to a Zillow…
June 9, 10, 11, 2013 festival features historic music of J.W. “Blind” Boone era
On June 9, 10, and 11, 2013, you’ll be able to hear history with the music from the era of J.W. “Blind” Boone, who lived at the historic home at 10 N. Fourth St., which is currently being considered for interior renovations. The “Blind” Boone Early Jazz and Ragtime Festival tickets are on sale now…
Uncovering the history of the fairy tale cottage at 121 West Boulevard North
History is messy. That’s why writing this piece, The Hansel and Gretel House, about the quaint cottage at 121 West Blvd., North, published in Missouri Life, was so much fun. But what unusual things have you uncovered via historic homes? Here’s what I recently learned about one house in Columbia, Missouri. Often called the Fairy…
Does the April 2013 election bode well for J.W. “Blind” Boone home at 10 N. Fourth Street?
The election on Tuesday, April 2, could herald good news for the renovation of the J.W. “Blind” Boone home at 10 N. Fourth St. The voters re-elected Bob McDaniel as mayor of Columbia, put Karl Skala on City Council for the Third Ward and Ian Thomas on City Council for the Fourth Ward. All these…
Three reasons to save the Blind Boone house
On voting day, the fate of the J.W. “Blind” Boone home at 10 N. Fourth St. could be decided. Newspaper articles have outlined Columbia City Council and mayoral candidates’ opinions and ideas about whether or how funds could be used to complete the restoration of the home. Public opinion comments for and against restoration have…
716 W. Broadway – Peek Inside
Formerly the Taylor House Inn, a bed and breakfast, the home at 716 W. Broadway is for sale and here’s an online peek inside. The pictures are poor and only give you a small view of what’s inside this 1909, but it’s nice to get a look inside this seven bedroom, five bath house. The…
2013 Most Notable Properties Highlights
In case you missed it, here are links to coverage of the February 2013 announcement of six historic sites named to the Columbia Most Notable Properties List by the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission. Qualifications for being named to the list include the property being older than 50 years, within Columbia’s city limits and highlights the…
Free Food and History
Even history buffs like me enjoy some perks from time to time. The public unveiling of the 2013 Most Notable Properties on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, includes hors d’oeuvres — yes, free food. Get more information and RSVP at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MN2013 The event is sponsored by the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Columbia. It…
3 Ways for History to Come Alive
History often seems like something, well, in the past. Yet, here are three ways to make history come alive right now. For starters, there is a free upcoming discussion and book signing set for 1:30 p.m., Feb. 2, 2013 at the Historic Society of Missouri’s Columbia Research Center in Ellis Library at the University of Missouri….
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