CoMo Preservation, a new historic preservation nonprofit founded in May of 2022 is kicking off a new project. Starting on Jan. 1, 2023, CoMo Preservation will begin CoMo 365, a daily news flash about an event that happened on that day in history in Columbia, Missouri. You can follow along via CoMo Preservation’s new website…
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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…
Bungalows and local couple celebrated for historic preservation
The bungalow-studded neighborhood on Hubbell Drive and Lucy and Hugo Vianello will be celebrated at a free event set for 6:30 p.m. May 11, 2015, to highlight historic preservation in Columbia, Missouri. The event, sponsored by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission, will be held in the historic Missouri Theatre — the building that Hugo and Vianello…
Changes to demolition permits pondered
With 2012 seeing the loss of the Annie Fisher house (circa 1920s) and several other older dwellings, the Columbia Planning and zoning Commission is considering changing the time period for demolition requests and the nomination process to historic preservation districts. Read the Sept. 22, 2012 Columbia Tribune article, “Panel working on a new demolition, historic…
$1 billion in economic activity generated by historic preservation
Tax credits, including tax credits for historic preservation, have come under fire from time to time. However, a recent newspaper article on historic preservation states, “Preserving historic buildings over the past decade has, directly and indirectly, accounted for more than $1 billion in economic activity in Columbia and helped to create thousands of jobs…” The…
Money matters: Meeting on benefits of historic preservation
A billion, with a B. That’s how much historic preservation in Missouri contributes to the state’s gross state product according to a 2002 by the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University. Now, the city of Columbia is inviting the public to look over a study designed to tabulate how much local historic preservation benefits the city’s economy….
Funds for study of economic impact of historic preservation
Dec. 31, 2009 — State agency OKs grant for Columbia, Columbia Daily Tribune. This article outlines the preliminary approval for a $12,000 grant from the state to Columbia to study the economic effect of historic preservation. Why is this important? Some historic preservation is done with the aid of tax credits and there has been some…
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…
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