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Holiday Greenery Sale
Historic Columbia is proud to continue in the footsteps of the Palmetto Garden Club by offering another Holiday Greenery Sale. Orders can be placed until Tuesday, Oct. 29.
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If you look around, you’ll see Historic Columbia’s advocacy work everywhere—from the Bull Street development to the new Palmetto Compress building…and we’ve got big plans to save even more historic properties from demolition, but we need the help of people like you to make it happen.
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Your membership helps us create entertaining historical programming that brings people from diverse age groups and backgrounds together. Our educational programs help explain the connections between our past and present, using history as a prism for a deeper understanding.
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As a member, you’ll get discounted admission and early access to our most popular events. Joining Historic Columbia is a great way to “plug in” to the city’s professional network and get involved in your community.
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We offer historic house tours six days a week, garden tours for groups, off-site walking and bus tours and self-guided neighborhood web-based tours.
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Friday, October 25th
11 a.m. — 2 p.m.
1705 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29201
Cousin's Maine Lobster and the Haute Dog Lady will be stationed outside the Woodrow Wilson Family Home on Friday, Oct. 25 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tables and chairs will be set up throughout the property - making this the perfect opportunity to spend your lunch break enjoying fresh seafood and multi-cuisine options from local food trucks and taking in the scenic views of our historic properties!
Sunday, October 27th
2 — 3:30 p.m.
Columbia City of Women Guided Walking and Bus Tour
1100 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29208
Join Historic Columbia for a guided tour of the places our 2019 Columbia City of Women honorees made their greatest impact in Columbia.
Tuesday, October 29th
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Historic Columbia is proud to continue in the footsteps of the Palmetto Garden Club by offering another Holiday Greenery Sale . Orders can be placed until Tuesday, Oct. 29. Just as in years past, the sale will feature fresh mountain greenery, locally grown poinsettias, and other items that would make...
Tuesday, October 29th
5:30 — 7 p.m.
1616 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201
Put on your costume and join us as we bring the fun of Halloween to the Robert Mills House during Trunk or Treat! Children will enjoy trick-or-treating with a twist in a safe and fun environment at this free event. Community members and organizations will display decorated trunks filled with candy in the parking lot of the Robert Mills House.
Thursday, October 31st
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Scarecrows in the Garden Exhibit Closes
Robert Mills Carriage House, Columbia, SC 29201
Oct. 31 is the last day to see our Scarecrows in the Gardens exhibit at the gardens of the Robert Mills House ! This exhibit runs throughout the month of October and showcases handcrafted scarecrows made by local families, business, organizations and classrooms. Mark your calendars and take a stroll...
Friday, November 1st
10 — 11:30 a.m.
Homeschool Friday | Main Street Walking Tour
1100 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29208
Designated as the city’s main thoroughfare since the late 18th century, a portion of Columbia’s Main Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the “Columbia Commercial Historic District.” Bounded by the South Carolina State House to the south and Elmwood Avenue to the north, the corridor...
Sunday, November 3rd
12 — 4 p.m.
Palladium Fall Tour | Columbia Modern
TBD, Columbia, SC 29201
Join Palladium as we celebrate Columbia’s unique mid-century modern architectural history. The tour will take visitors inside private residences with MCM flair. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Megan Plott at mplott@historiccolumbia.org or 803-252-7742 x12. Advance tickets are $25 for Palladium members, $30 for Historic Columbia members, and...
Sunday, November 10th
2 — 3:30 p.m.
Second Sunday Stroll | Melrose Heights
1500 Fairview Dr., Columbia, SC 29205
Established between 1885 and 1950, the University Hill neighborhood features homes with a mix of architectural styles and designs from prominent regional and local architects.
Monday, November 11th
6 — 8 p.m.
“The Art of the American War Memorial"
1515 Main St, Columbia, SC 29202
The monument to the Palmetto Regiment on the grounds of the South Carolina State House was one of the few war memorials in the United States before the Civil War. In contrast, many communities installed monuments in the aftermath of the Civil War. The monument to the Confederate dead in...
Saturday, November 16th
10 — 11 a.m.
South Carolina State House Monuments Tour
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.
Saturday, November 16th
11 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.
South Carolina Oyster Festival
1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201
The 23rd annual South Carolina Oyster Festival will take place on the grounds of Robert Mills and Hampton-Preston on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Bring your chairs, your blankets, your oyster knives, and your appetite!
Sunday, November 17th
1 — 4 p.m.
Dollar Sunday | Mann-Simons Site
1403 Richland 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 exhibits at the Mann-Simons Site, the home to the same African-American family for nearly 130 years.
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 Tuesday, Dec. 31. 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...
City of Women Honorees
Harriet Daniels Hancock
On September 24, 1989, more than twenty years after the Stonewall riots ignited a widespread movement for equal rights for gays and lesbians and ten years after the community’s first National March on Washington, Harriet Hancock assembled a group of gay rights activists in Columbia to begin planning the state's first Gay Pride March. Hancock found herself inspired by Jim Blanton’s criticism that current Pride gatherings, closed to both the public and the press, were allowing fear to hobble the movement. He told Hancock, “If you march down Main Street, I’ll be glad to join you.” The individuals that met that day formed the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement (GLPM), now known as SC Pride.
Latest News from HC
Palladium Goes Modern for Annual Fall Tour
Mid-Century Modern is having a moment. Join Historic Columbia’s Palladium as it goes behind the scenes in some of the city’s most stand-out Modern structures during its Fall Tour on Sunday, November 3. Stops include private homes staged with contemporary and original mid-century furniture and art, and the iconic Seibels...
