Tag: Columbia Missouri

See history yourself and save a historic road

On Sunday, May 2 p.m., a public forum on a stretch of the historic road, the Boone’s Lick, will take place. The meeting will be in the Midway Locust Grove United Methodist Church at 2600 N. Locust Grove Church Road. So why plan on attending this event and what does it have to do with…

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This gives power to the people

If you own a historic home — or just an old house like I do — and you are all thumbs like I am, here’s your chance to get help for you and your house. The City of Columbia just received a grant to put on workshops that will help homeowners learn the ins and…

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Do you think Columbia is an architectural wasteland?

William Bernoudy – student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Eero Saarinen – architect of the St. Louis Gateway Arch. Boller Brothers and an Paris opera. These are just a few of the names and reasons cited to dispel the idea that Columbia, Missouri is an architectural wasteland. In case you missed this article by Morgan McCarty in…

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Party set for April 1 to celebrate historic properties

Columbia’s celebration of 2014’s additions to the Notable Properties is scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 1 in City Hall at 701 E. Broadway. The event was postponed from Feb. 4 due to a snow storm. This year’s event will feature 15 years of images of the historic properties and introductions by Columbia’s Historic Preservation…

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Celebrate history Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014

History from the New Deal to family cemeteries will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. reception honoring the 2014 Most Notable Properties named by the City of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission. The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, click here. The event is held in the historic Daniel Boone Lobby at 701…

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Columbia Historic Homes site gets nearly 7,000 visitors in 2013

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,900 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to…

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Will the historic Hall Theatre end up vacant for 10 years?

The restaurant Panera Bread has occupied the majority of the historic Hall Theatre since 2005, and will be closing that location at the end of this year. This could be bad news for Ninth Street and the Hall Theatre. The building, the article notes, is owned by Stan Kroenke of The Kroenke Group. This is the…

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Women’s hidden history on Columbia’s Hitt St.

Women architects aren’t news today, but in the 1920s, they were. Yet, few people realize one of the state’s first women architects designed two well-known apartment buildings here in Columbia, the Belvedere at 206 Hitt St., and the Beverly at 211 Hitt St. Nelle E. Peters was the architect of the both of these 1927…

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Learn how to uncover history

Have you ever wondered about the history of your home, neighborhood or one you drive by or see often? Here’s your chance to learn how to uncover the history all around you. Deb Sheals, an architectural historian and historic preservation consultant will be giving a free talk at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, 2013…

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