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Holiday House Tours
Guests are invited to see a variety of holiday decorations and experience past traditions at the Robert Mills House and the Hampton-Preston Mansion between Friday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Jan. 5. Tour guides will provide stories of holidays past in Columbia and discuss how families decorated and entertained during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
“Learning about holiday traditions that are still observed by families today helps us connect to the past and understand the origins of traditions we hold dear”
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Friday, November 22nd
10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Guests are invited to see a variety of holiday decorations and experience past traditions at the Robert Mills House and the Hampton-Preston Mansion between Friday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Jan. 5. Tour guides will provide stories of holidays past in Columbia and discuss how families decorated and entertained during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Thursday, November 28th
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Historic Columbia and all our properties will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, for Thanksgiving. The last tour will be given at 11:30 on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Tours will resume at regular hours on Friday, Nov. 29.
Friday, December 6th
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | Prohibition and the Progressive Era
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 18th amendment, we will learn about Progressive Era social movements that impacted the lives of Columbians. Students will examine how political coalitions form to create large scale change. We will learn about progressive era movements in Columbia. All homeschool...
Saturday, December 7th
10 — 11 a.m.
1100 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201
Since Columbia’s 1786 founding, the grounds of the South Carolina State House have grown from a 4-acre site bounded by Richardson (Main), Gervais, Assembly, and Senate streets into a 22-acre complex featuring 7 buildings and more than 30 monuments. South Carolinians have constructed, altered, and reconsidered this space for more than 230 years—and continue to do so today.
Tuesday, December 10th
6 — 7:30 p.m.
Renovation Rodeo | Hollywood Rose-Hill
TBD, Columbia, SC 29201
Palladium Members are invited to join Historic Columbia and Palladium for a tour of a newly renovated Hollywood-Rose Hill home! Presented by The Moore Company , the Renovation Rodeo series takes guests on tours of old homes and buildings in the Columbia area that have been refurbished and renovated while...
Saturday, December 14th
8 — 11 a.m.
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Enjoy a continental breakfast in the cozy Robert Mills Carriage House while listening to seasonal music. After your meal, guests can view the decorated halls of the Hampton-Preston Mansion, see a Victorian Christmas tree, make holiday crafts to take home, and take a picture with Santa!
Saturday, December 14th
5:30 — 9 p.m.
Candlelight Tours & Carriage Rides
1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Enjoy live music, entertainment, children’s activities and hot chocolate while celebrating the holidays with Historic Columbia. Before or after your house tour, take a carriage ride through the Robert Mills Historic District. Stop by the Gift Shop’s holiday open house throughout the evening for refreshments, holiday tunes and giveaways.
Sunday, December 15th
1 — 4 p.m.
Dollar Sunday | Woodrow Wilson Family Home
1705 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Every third Sunday of the month, residents of Richland and Lexington counties are invited to tour of one of Historic Columbia’s house museums for just $1 on Dollar Sunday! This month, visit the Woodrow Wilson Family Home, the nation's only museum dedicated to interpreting the post-Civil War Reconstruction period and South Carolina's only remaining presidential site.
Sunday, December 15th
2 — 3 p.m.
1100 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201
Since Columbia’s 1786 founding, the grounds of the South Carolina State House have grown from a 4-acre site bounded by Richardson (Main), Gervais, Assembly, and Senate streets into a 22-acre complex featuring 7 buildings and more than 30 monuments. South Carolinians have constructed, altered, and reconsidered this space for more than 230 years—and continue to do so today.
Wednesday, December 25th
10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
1601 Richland St, Columbia, SC 29201
In observance of the Christmas holiday, the last tour on Christmas Eve will be given at 11:30 a.m. and all house museums will be closed on Dec. 25. Tours will resume at regular hours on Thursday, Dec. 26. Offices will be closed on the 25th and 26th. Happy holidays from Historic Columbia!
Wednesday, January 1st
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Historic Columbia and all our properties will be closed on Wednesday, Jan 1, for New Year’s Day. The last tour will be given at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Tours will resume at regular hours on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Sunday, January 5th
10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Guests are invited to see a variety of holiday decorations and experience past traditions at the Robert Mills House and the Hampton-Preston Mansion between Friday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Jan. 5. Tour guides will provide stories of holidays past in Columbia and discuss how families decorated and entertained during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Friday, February 7th
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | Columbia Civil Rights History
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
In appreciation of Black History Month we will learn more about the people who made lasting impressions on the lives of Columbians. Students will explore the legacies African Americans have made on both the physical and cultural landscape. By learning specifics of the Civil Rights pioneers who called Columbia home,...
Friday, March 6th
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | International Women’s Day and Women’s Suffrage
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
To honor March as Women’s History Month and the upcoming 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, students will learn about women’s suffrage and important women who lived and worked in Columbia. We will also learn about International Women’s Day and its connection with women’s suffrage. Students will examine what it...
Friday, April 3rd
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | Baseball in South Carolina
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Have the Fireflies always been the premier baseball team in Columbia or were there other teams before? Together we will learn about the history of baseball in Columbia and the city’s multitude of professional and community teams. For example, did you know that President Woodrow Wilson played on community team...
City of Women Honorees
Anna Heyward Taylor
Born in 1879, Anna Heyward Taylor defied tradition and never married. Instead, she spent years of her life studying with some of the preeminent artists across four continents. A native Columbian, her works appeared in museums and galleries across the globe and at the Columbia Museum of Art, as that institution’s very first solo exhibition in 1950. Taylor is today considered one of the four leading figures of the Charleston Renaissance. SHE DID, so that we can create and explore.
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