Here’s an article about the Missouri Theatre that outlines how many buildings are saved: through the efforts of volunteers. Missouri Theatre, built in 1928, could have ended up like so many of the beautiful movie palaces, divided into tiny little screening rooms. But volunteers and others worked to save the theatre in its glorious original…
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See Boone County “poor farm”
No need to leave go outside to see this historic home at 1601 Stoney Brook Drive. Reputed to be the oldest home in Boone County, it started out as Boone County’s “poor farm,” a place for the sick or indigent. You can see this historic home here on OldHouses.com, a site dedicated to “celebrating the glory of historic…
A nude calendar in Columbia’s future?
Every day it seems Columbia faces yet another historic building that is seeking financial support — the Missouri Theatre, the Blind Boone home and perhaps, one day the Annie Fisher home. But in Rapid City, South Dakota, they’ve taken action and taken off their clothing for historic buildings. Twelve business men have posed nude for…
Arch McCard cabin at 121 West Blvd.
Here’s a link to a Nov. 28, 2010 article in the Columbia Daily Tribune outlining the history of this house, which started as a two-room cabin. http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/nov/28/west-boulevard-gingerbread-house-for-sale/ But if you’d like to see inside as well, you can go to this link on the House of Brokers site. http://www.houseofbrokers.com/listings/detail.php?lid=60280602&limit=0&offset=0&aid=006200047&oid=006200001&temp=1&aname=Betty+Tice&aimg=1&chome=1&agent_hasfeat=7&&posc=2&post=4&cfq=radarea%3D3%26startnewsearch%3D1%26aid%3D006200047%26oid%3D006200001%26temp%3D1%26aname%3DBetty%2BTice%26aimg%3D1%26chome%3D1%26agent_hasfeat%3D7%26searchtypesent%3D5%26radarea%3D3%26address%3Dwest%2Bblvd%26state%3D29%26b.x%3D48%26b.y%3D6%26SRSearchDate%3D1290972632%26SRRecordCount%3D4%26SRPage%3D1%26SRPageCount%3D1%26SRPageLinks%3D6
For Sale: 1911 Log Cabin at 121 West Blvd.
The house at 121 West Boulevard is for sale, but many people don’t realize there’s a log cabin inside. The house is listed by House of Brokers and you can see all the details here and see pictures of the inside and the outside of the house here. The house is listed for $175,000. But…
Virtual tour of 1927 home at 2007 S. Country Club Drive
Another historic home is on the market. This one, built in 1927, is at 2007 S. Country Club Drive. It was named to the Columbia Most Notable Properties List in 2008. This Tudor home features a staircase from Italy as well as practical features including six bedrooms, six bathrooms and two half baths. The home is roughly…
Oct. 11, 2010 event to highlight J.W. “Blind” Boone Home
A scale model of a proposed statue of J.W. “Blind” Boone, an early jazz and ragtime musician, will be unveiled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11 at the Reynolds Alumni Center at the University of Missouri. Tickets to the reception are available by contacting Terra Crane at TKCrane@gocolumbiamo.com. But you can see a historic view…
See inside the Keene School … House
You don’t have to leave home to take a peek inside this former schoolhouse built in the 1800s, which is now a home. It’s up for sale you can take virtual tour by clicking here. The text that accompanies it says the bricks in the home were made by hand. While the conversion from school to house might seem unusual, from…
Get a Peek at History, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, the Guitar Mansion, also known as Confederate Hill, will be available for viewing. Built in about 1862, the house at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road will be auctioned off on October 18, 2010. Today, the home is nestled among other housing areas, yet, the landscaping makes the house feel elegantly secluded. The house has…
Columbia’s history – a new book by Warren Dalton, “Between the Columns”
Sometimes you can see into the past — especially through books. Warren Dalton is putting out a new book called “Between the Columns.” The deadline for ordering it is Sept. 30, 2011. It can be ordered through the Columbia Daily Tribune’s website here. His previous book, “Historic Downtown Columbia,” featured information on the downtown area. This book, according…
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