Lois Carlisle
Palladium Goes Modern for Annual Fall Tour
Monday, October 7th 2019
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...
Restore, Don't Replace Your Old Windows
Friday, March 15th 2019
Historic windows are both lenses and frames. These vital architectural features can define the character of whole neighborhoods and help us see our community in a whole new light. Often, damage to historic windows is superficial—someone painted them shut, the sash sags, they’re drafty. Almost all historic wood windows can...
#TBT: Motel Simbeth + Cornwell Tourist Home
Thursday, February 21st 2019
We’ve talked about the Green Book before in this series, but here’s a refresher: As automobile travel grew increasingly popular from the 1930s through the 1960s, African Americans found themselves faced with what historian Gretchen Sorin called “an uncertain landscape,” much of which was “composed of white spaces where black...
#TBT: Who is Modjeska Monteith Simkins?
Thursday, February 8th 2018
For more than sixty years, Modjeska Monteith Simkins used the wooden cottage at the corner of Elmwood and Marion St. as both a home and a headquarters. One of the greatest human rights advocates in South Carolina's history, Modjeska Monteith Simkins led the charge for equality tirelessly her entire adult...
From Hamilton to Hampton Street: HC Tackles Musical Trivia
Friday, January 18th 2019
True or false: On January 25th, the award-winning smash musical Hamilton is coming to Columbia. We wish it were true. But on January 25th, Historic Columbia brings you the next best thing— Historic Happy Hour! And this month, we’re tackling the Tony award-winning giant, Hamilton: An American Musical. What does...
Jubilee Turned 40 in 2018
Thursday, September 13th 2018
2018 marked the 40th anniversary of the Jubilee: Festival of Black History and Culture, making it the longest-running festival in recent Columbia history. Since 1978, Columbians have gathered on the grounds of the Mann-Simons Site at the corner of Richland and Marion streets to celebrate African American culture, cuisine and...
In Defense of Mid-Century Modern
At the corner of Pickens and Gervais streets in downtown Columbia, there stands a Queen Anne mansion. The home is uniquely Victorian with a high turret and cedar-shingled roofline. There are few people in Columbia who, today, would say the house is anything short of beautiful. If you traveled back...
#TBT: Mid-Century Mod
Thursday, January 11th 2018
This is part of our #TBT collaboration with Cola Today.
TBT: Santa in a spaceship to 1953
Sunday, January 7th 2018
This is part of a #TBT collaboration with Cola Today