The Belleville News-Democrat, bnd.com, has an question and answer section in it online publication. A recent question referenced Columbia College, and the answer includes some very interesting history. Here is the answer and question, reprinted with permission from bnd.com: Q. Every time I turn on the TV, I see ads for various colleges. Are these…
Month: February 2011
KOMU coverage of 2011 Most Notable Properties
Through this link, you can view KOMU’s coverage of the then-upcoming gala event of Feb. 16, 2011 where the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission announced the five new properties named to the Most Notable Properties List. The coverage by Josh Frydman notes the five new properties will be added to the 118 already on the list….
See history, view 2011 Most Notable Properties
The quote from Brian Treece in the Feb. 15, 2011 article on the five properties named to the Most Notable Properties list sums up the importance of the list: “History is all around us, and sometimes we forget that.” The article includes photographs, a slide show and a map. A free, open to the public…
Stephens College President’s Home makes the news
Stephens College has five buildings on the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission’s Notable Properties Lists, however one was destroyed by fire after it was named to the list. A building that is not on the Notable Properties list recently made the news: the President’s House. Built in 1926 by then-Stephens President James Madison Wood, the house was…
Depressed? History could be the cure
On Feb. 17, 2011, The Story of Blind Boone, will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Daniel Boone Regional Library. Mike Shaw will discuss ragtime musician John William “Blind” Boone, one of Columbia’s most famous residents and give an update on the restoration of his historic Columbia home. How could this be the cure…
Previous Annual Most Notable Properties
Here’s a review of past years’ Most Notable Properties named by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission. An event presenting this year’s properties was postponed from Feb. 1 until Feb. 16, due to the blizzard, but you can review past lists via these links. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/02/02/seven-properties-town-named-most-notable-year/ http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/TCC/Video/Archive/video.php?video=145 http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/TCC/Video/Archive/video.php?video=87
Historic Gala Postponed to Feb. 16, 2011
A new date, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 has been set for the Most Notable Properties gala, an annual event by the City of Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission. The gala will be held the Daniel Boone Regional Library Friends Room. This Columbia, Missouri, event is when the Historic Preservation Commission announces and gives a presentation on…