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2023 Preservation Award | Dr. Charles H. Lesser
Friday, May 12th 2023

2023 Preservation Award | 2901 Rosewood Drive
Friday, May 12th 2023

2023 Preservation Award | 3804 Palmetto Avenue
Friday, May 12th 2023

2023 Preservation Award | 734 Harden Street
Friday, May 12th 2023

2023 Preservation Award | 1813 Main Street
Friday, May 12th 2023

2023 Preservation Award | 1215 Shop Road
Friday, May 12th 2023

2023 Preservation Award | 1527 Gervais Street
Friday, May 12th 2023

Celebrating National Volunteer Month
Tuesday, March 28th 2023
Image above: Volunteers take a break from repotting plants to enjoy some snacks and good company outside of the Boyd Horticultural Center. April is National Volunteer Month! In this blog, Historic Columbia's Executive Director Robin Waites explains the important role volunteers play in the organization and why volunteering at Historic...

Renovation Rodeo | Hyatt Park
Tuesday, March 28th 2023
Palladium presented Renovation Rodeo | Hyatt Park on Tuesday, March 28, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Nearly forty guests toured a newly renovated Hyatt Park bungalow ( which is now a short term rental! ), while enjoying beer from Peak Drift Brewing Company , wine courtesy of Republic National Distributing...

The Impact of Craftsman Architecture in Columbia, South Carolina 1900-1930
Thursday, March 2nd 2023
Proponents of the Arts & Crafts movement—a 19th-century English aesthetic born out of disdain for the socially detrimental aspects of the Industrial Revolution and the excessive ornamentation of the later Victorian Age—today, if they were on Instagram, would be considered among the most successful of social influencers. Their philosophy celebrated...