The 1920-era Annie Fisher house at 2911 Old Highway 63 South has been demolished, according to this Nov. 29, 2011 Columbia Daily Tribune article. The house was a concrete reminder of black history. Annie Fisher built the house for a restaurant and catering service she operated. Born in 1867, Fisher had only a third-grade education, yet…
Month: November 2011
Historic home economics
This article mentions that historic homes are not available for economic support for renovations. The article is from a daily business magazine in Minnesota, but many of the same debates come up here in Columbia, Missouri, as well. Many people don’t realize the historic building movement is a fairly new movement, stemming for the 1960s….
Update on the historic Heibel-March Building
In October, the Columbia Tribune updated readers on the development — or rather the lack of development of — the Heibel-March Building. Built in 1927, once again the brick structure faces an uncertain future. The building was named to Columbia’s Notable Properties list in 2005. Could the problem be no one has tried to put…
Brick streets save money, add something priceless
Brick streets made their appearance in Columbia around the turn of the century, according to this Nov. 7, 2011 article in the Columbia Missourian. The article further notes sources say that repaving and repair the city’s brick streets could save money. While brick paving and repair costs more, brick streets last roughly 85-90 years, while…