Don’t get in the car! I mean it! No need to drive six hours to see an Eero Saarinen designed building or even two hours to see one. While I’m embarrassed to admit I just got around to reading the Winter 2016 edition of Preservation magazine, I was rewarded for this tardy reading by finding an…
Month: January 2018
Missouri-Beverly Hillbillies connection
I love surprises and I love learning things about my adopted state Missouri. So imagine my delight when I learned about Missouri’s connection to “The Beverly Hillbillies,” the 1960s hit national television show. The surprise comes from the publication of a new book about the writer of the television series. The book is “The First…
503 Westwood Avenue
So what’s a historic home? Does a 1950 home in a historic neighborhood count? I’d say so. When I saw that the house at 503 Westwood Ave. was up for sale, I knew I had to take a peek. Here’s your chance to do the same via the House of Broker’s site. Note, I don’t…
Favorite historic building fireplace?
This Saving Places blog post highlights photographs and information from six famous fireplaces from the nonprofit’s Preservation magazine. Sadly, not one of them is from our part of the country, Missouri, also known as the fly-over zone. But I’m betting people in Columbia, Missouri have their own favorite fireplaces from historic buildings. I’d love to…
A doctorate in historic preservation?
A recent news release proclaimed Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation was offering the United States’ first Ph.D. program in historic preservation. Yet, a search reveals the University of Texas at Austin has already been offering doctorate study in architecture and historic preservation. Either way, an opportunity to learn about historic preservation…