New life at Guitar Mansion, 2815 Oakland Gravel Road

By either name, Guitar Mansion or Confederate Hill, the house at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road is seeing new life as a single-family home once again. Planned for use as a bed and breakfast at one time, in 2010, the house was purchased and has been returned to its original use as a single-family home. See…

Home at the Guitar Mansion at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road

Guitar Mansion at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road will once again be a home. Purchased in October by Elena Vega, in December 2010, the Columbia Missourian published an article on her plans to return the 1860s home to a private residence. It had been operated as a bed and breakfast as well as an event venue….

Get a Peek at History, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010

From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, the Guitar Mansion, also known as Confederate Hill, will be available for viewing. Built in about 1862, the house at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road will be auctioned off on October 18, 2010. Today, the home is nestled among other housing areas, yet, the landscaping makes the house feel elegantly secluded. The house has…

Opportunity or Trajedy? Guitar Mansion/Confederate Hill

Guitar Mansion, dubbed Confederate Hill in the 1940s, at 2815 Oakland Gravel Road is going up for Absolute Real Estate Auction on October 18, 2010. A viewing day is slated for Sept. 18, 2010. An absolute auction means whatever the price is when the gavel goes down, that what the house will be sold for. Some…

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…