Historic renovation makes economic sense

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…

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…