Don’t get in the car! I mean it! No need to drive six hours to see an Eero Saarinen designed building or even two hours to see one. While I’m embarrassed to admit I just got around to reading the Winter 2016 edition of Preservation magazine, I was rewarded for this tardy reading by finding an…
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503 Westwood Avenue
So what’s a historic home? Does a 1950 home in a historic neighborhood count? I’d say so. When I saw that the house at 503 Westwood Ave. was up for sale, I knew I had to take a peek. Here’s your chance to do the same via the House of Broker’s site. Note, I don’t…
Favorite historic building fireplace?
This Saving Places blog post highlights photographs and information from six famous fireplaces from the nonprofit’s Preservation magazine. Sadly, not one of them is from our part of the country, Missouri, also known as the fly-over zone. But I’m betting people in Columbia, Missouri have their own favorite fireplaces from historic buildings. I’d love to…
Bull Pen Cafe set for salvage and demolition, looking for stories and help
Bull Pen Cafe salvage prior to demolition set for March 25, 2017
Twain did it, now you can do it. See the 1867 Italianate Chancellor’s Residence
But will cost you $15, which will go to a good cause. The Chancellor’s Residence at 501 N. Ninth St., is on the Women’s Symphony League Holiday Homes Tour set for 1-4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 and 4, 2016. You can buy tickets at this website: Women’s Symphony League Holiday Homes Tour….
Did you miss this good news?
Downtown historic Columbia, Missouri might just be getting bigger. Here are some news articles about John Ott and Alley A, his firm’s plans for 300 N. Tenth St. The former Koonse Glass building is on the other side of the historically acknowledged downtown area of Columbia. The building at Tenth Street and Park Avenue could soon…
Under your feet tour Saturday, Oct. 15
Love history? Love knowing about what other people miss? Here’s your chance to learn about history literally under your feet and to learn about something most people never think about — the building techniques and materials of brick streets. A free tour is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, and will be conducted…
Say no to racism tonight, Sept. 30, 2016
This evening, I’m taking the action I can to not just say no to racism, but hell no. Tonight, a memorial will be set to mark where James T. Scott was killed in a lynching. An MU janitor, he was accused, but never found guilty, of assaulting a Columbia girl. He was never given a…
News you can use – life before air conditioning
If you love historic homes like I do, you’ll love this blog post, “How homes kept cool before the age of AC,” by SolarCity blogs. It also has tips you can use today, such as opening windows at night, using double-hung windows to keep cool and so forth. Historic homes have much to teach us,…
Photo of remains of 100-year-old home on Bass Avenue
Here’s a photograph of the remains a 100-year-old Victorian home, another awaits demolition. These homes were in the East Campus neighborhood and were razed to make way for a 16-unit apartment building, according to this July 27, 2016 report in the Columbia Missourian. Previous reporting onMay 6, 2016 article listed the addresses of the homes to…
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