This restored urban estate chronicles the early years of our new nation through the Civil War as experienced by two of Columbia’s planter-class families. Set with family furnishings and artifacts, the mansion depicts the years 1818-1868.

Celia Mann, an enslaved Charlestonian midwife, purchased her freedom, walked to Columbia, and acquired this circa-1840 cottage before the Civil War. Her descendants occupied the home for almost 130 years until it was restored as a house museum in the 1970s.

Robert Mills, South Carolina's most famous architect, designed this mansion, as well as the Washington Monument and other federal structures in Washington D.C. Built in 1823, this National Historic Landmark serves as a decorative arts and local history museum.

Home to our nation's 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, this villa-inspired Victorian structure reflects the years 1872-1874 and contains several family furnishings and presidential memorabilia.