In case you missed the July 13, 2010 article in the Columbia Tribune, an online map is in the works which will allow anyone to go online and learn all about Columbia’s 121 Notable Properties and 33 properties and areas on the National Register of Historic Places. Deb Sheals, a historic preservation consultant, was chosen…
Month: July 2010
See Historic Home Online – Guitar Mansion/Confederate Hill
I love technology, especially when it helps us see beyond our usual small corner of the world. Technology can even help us appreciate historic sites, such as this antebellum home at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road in Columbia, Missouri. Here’s a link to a video tour the David Guitar Home at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road, built between 1859…
$15 million – Columbia’s Lucky Number
When Missouri’s legislature adjourned this spring it left intact the state’s Historic Tax Credit Program. Of course, the fight may not be over, the Missouri Preservation notes on its website. Missouri Preservation notes the tax credit program can be thanked for roughly 43,000 jobs, $670,000 million in taxes and $2.9 billion in private investment, according…
Money magazine’s Top 10
Do you ever wonder if those ratings, such as those in Money magazine, make any sense? I used to, but I’ve since decided the answer is, “Naw.” I could give you a lot of reasons for that, but here is one. This year’s Number 10 city, Rogers, Arkansas, gets kudos for 23 buildings on the…
College buildings, museums, bed and breakfasts
Look around your home. Could you imagine it as a museum, a bed and breakfast — or a college building? Probably neither could Oliver Parker, but that’s exactly what happened to his house. Today, it’s part of Stephens College’s Senior Hall. Here is a mini-tour of the historic homes in Columbia that are no longer…
Historic Walks and Government Documents
True confession: I love government documents, especially the National Register of Historic Places government documents. You can learn to love them too, because each National Register of Historic Places document contains a trove of information, including maps and photographs. The documents can even be used for fun — really! A while back a friend of…
Economic Impact of Historic Preservation
The reality of life is that money is finite. There’s not always enough money to do what we’d like to do. However, a 2001 study conducted by Rutgers indicates historic renovation is economically beneficial. The report on the study notes in 2000, an estimated $310 million was spent on historic properties. This yielded “8,060 jobs;…