Columbia Historic Preservation Commission… This gives power to the people 31 Mar 2014 If you own a historic home -- or just an old house like I do -- and you are all thumbs like I am, here's your chance to get help…
Apartments… Do you think Columbia is an architectural wasteland? 28 Mar 2014 William Bernoudy - student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Eero Saarinen - architect of the St. Louis Gateway Arch. Boller Brothers and an Paris opera. These are just a few of the…
Columbia Historic Preservation Commission… Seven reasons to skip this event marking historic places in Columbia, Missouri 27 Mar 201427 Mar 2014 You may want to skip this free event set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Columbia's historic Daniel Boone Lobby at 701 E. Broadway. Below I list seven…
Brick streets The big business of bricks 24 Mar 201424 Mar 2014 Bricks once meant big bucks in Columbia, Missouri. In 1908, The Edwards Brick Co., invested $50,000 -- $1.3 million in 2012 purchasing power according to MeasuringWorth.com -- and employed 40…
Columbia Historic Preservation Commission… Find your connections to historic Columbia 11 Mar 201411 Mar 2014 Turns out, my best friend is connected to the historic 1910 Heibel-March Building. And she not from here, she's German and didn't even move to Columbia from Chicago until the…
Historical Homes Hidden history heard again 6 Mar 2014 J.W. "Blind" Boone started out life as the child of a run away slave and a bugler in the Missouri Militia. Before his death in 1927, he was one of…
Churches… Party set for April 1 to celebrate historic properties 4 Mar 2014 Columbia's celebration of 2014's additions to the Notable Properties is scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 1 in City Hall at 701 E. Broadway. The event was postponed from Feb.…