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Sunday, March 13th

11 a.m. — 3 p.m.

Celebrating 60

Hampton-Preston Mansion and Boyd Horticultural Center : 1601 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia for “Celebrating 60,” a community event from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, to mark 60 years of the organization’s historic preservation work and to open the new Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center, a state-of-the-art greenhouse located on the grounds of the Hampton-Preston Mansion. This free event will feature tours of the greenhouse and Hampton-Preston Mansion, gardening talks and special presentations, lawn games, indigo dyeing, and local food trucks. 

Owned by Richland County and managed by Historic Columbia, the Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens is a historic site most often associated with the socially and politically influential antebellum planter-class families from which it draws its name. During their time at the urban estate, the property became renowned for its extensive native and exotic plantings that filled most of the four-acre tract on which the main house still stands today. 

Celebrating 60 will take place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13 at the Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens, located at 1615 Blanding Street. Admission is free!

Photos Courtesy of Cohn Corporation by Todd Lista with Park Avenue Photography

  • Garden Tours

    Historic Columbia’s director of grounds Keith Mearns will lead garden tours at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. covering the six sections of the Hampton-Preston gardens.

  • House Tours

    House tours of the Hampton-Preston Mansion will be available from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  • Children's Activities

    Indigo dyeing sessions at 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. will give children and their parents an overview of traditional dyeing techniques, how indigo came to South Carolina, what indigo cultivation looked like pre-American Revolution, and modernized dyeing techniques today. 

  • Lawn Games

    Lawn games, like potato sack races and hoop rolling, will be offered at 2 p.m., and guests can complete a scavenger hunt throughout the afternoon for a chance to win prizes.  

  • Special Sessions

    Special sessions include Q&A with Amanda McNulty, the host of the Emmy-award winning show Making It Grow on SCETV, at 11:30 a.m. From 1:30 – 2 p.m., Jenks Farmer, a plantsman, garden designer, curator and author, will sign copies of his latest book, Crinum. Columbia Museum of Art will also be onsite to promote the upcoming Art Blossoms event being held May 5-8, 2022.  

  • Food & Drink

    Food and drink will be available from Belgian Waffle Food Truck, Drip, Kombi Keg and Mary’s Arepas.

Special Promotions on March 13th!

Rentals

Additional opportunities include rental tours available at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Guests who wish to rent a Historic Columbia venue can secure their date with a $60 deposit and receive 10% off rental rates, if a deposit is received on March 13. 

Membership

Those who join Historic Columbia through a new or renewed membership at Celebrating 60 can enjoy a discounted $60 household membership and receive a 60th anniversary t-shirt. 

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1601 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201

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

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