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Please note The Museum of the Reconstruction Era will be closed for house tours Wednesday, Feb. 1 - Friday, Feb. 3 due to garden renovations, and the Robert Mills House will be closed for tours on Thursday, Feb. 2 due to a private event on site.

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Sunday, March 21st

1 — 4 p.m.

Dollar Sunday | The Museum of the Reconstruction Era

The Museum of the Reconstruction Era : 1705 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201

A tradition returns as residents of Richland and Lexington counties are once again invited to tour one of Historic Columbia’s house museums for just $1 on third Sunday of the month! This month, visit The Museum of the Reconstruction Era, the nation's only museum dedicated to interpreting the post-Civil War Reconstruction period and South Carolina's only remaining presidential site.

Self-guided tours are offered from 1-4 p.m. Purchase admission at The Museum of the Reconstruction Era or at the Gift Shop at Robert Mills, located at 1616 Blanding Street. Tickets are only $1 for Richland and Lexington County residents with a valid ID. 

Historic Columbia will continue to require visitors and staff to follow the protocols we have established that are recommended by the CDC, including wearing a mask, social distancing, and limiting capacity. It is our top priority to maintain a safe environment for our community, and we do not intend to change our current practices until it has been determined that it is safe to do so. 

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    Tickets are $1 for Richland and Lexington County residents with a valid I.D.

    Purchase tickets at the The Museum of the Reconstruction Era or the Gift Shop at Robert Mills between 1 and 4 p.m.

  • Questions?

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    reservations@historiccolumbia.org
    803.252.1770 x 23

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19 Feb

Woodrow Wilson Family Home

Sunday, February 19th: 1 — 4 p.m.

Free Sunday | The Museum of the Reconstruction Era

1705 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Every third Sunday of the month through our 60th anniversary year, residents of Richland and Lexington counties are invited to tour of one of Historic Columbia’s house museums for free! This month, visit The Museum of the Reconstruction Era, the nation's only museum dedicated to interpreting the post-Civil War Reconstruction period and South Carolina's only remaining presidential site.

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1601 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Tours
All historic house and garden tours start at the Gift Shop at Robert Mills.
1616 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Questions? Call (803) 252-7742.

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