John Ott, who has renovated several historic buildings, says historic renovation makes financial sense. His ideas are explained in full in a February 20, 2010 article in the Columbia Business Times. His most recent example is the Berry Building. For years, the building had been used as a warehouse. Then it went into decline and then…
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Schools
History is everywhere — if you know how to look for it. In Columbia, four schools have been determined to be historical properties and have been named to the Notable Properties list by the Historic Preservation Commission. Of the four schools, one has recently been closed as a school and only one is named after a…
Historical Homes – work in progress
This site now includes a list of the roughly 54 homes named to Columbia’s Notable Properties list by the Historic Preservation Commission since 1998. Take a look — Columbia’s Notable Properties include a wide variety of styles and ages of homes.
Historical Properties of Columbia, Missouri
I launched this Web site in an effort to bring together information on historic properties in Columbia, Missouri. As a journalist and a resident of Columbia, I’m interested in historical properties for a number of reasons. Primarily, I find historic buildings and properties more interesting than new construction. As Richard King said when I was asking…
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