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Sunday, December 18th

1 — 4 p.m.

Free Sundays Presented by Still Hopes | Mann-Simons Site

Mann-Simons Site : 1403 Richland St., 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 FREE! This month, visit the exhibits at the Mann-Simons Site, the home to the same African-American family for nearly 130 years. 

Self-guided tours are offered from 1-4 p.m. Please sign in at the Mann-Simons Site at 1403 Richland St. General admission is free for residents of Richland and Lexington counties, while general admission prices apply for any additional house tours and non-residents.

 

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    Admission is FREE for Richland and Lexington County residents with a valid I.D.

    Join us at the Mann-Simons Site between 1 and 4 p.m.

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    Phone: 803.252.1770 x 23
    Email: reservations@historiccolumbia.org

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06 Apr

Thursday, April 6th: 4:30 — 6:30 p.m.

Members-Only Early Access: Spring Plant Sale

1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201

Join us in the lush gardens of the Hampton-Preston Mansion for Members-Only Early Access to the 2023 Spring Plant Sale! One of two plant sales Historic Columbia holds every year, attendees will be able to purchase and learn about a wide array of plants propagated from the Living Collections across...

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07 Apr

Friday, April 7th: 3 — 6 p.m.

Spring Plant Sale

1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201

Join us in the lush gardens of the Hampton-Preston Mansion for the 2023 Spring Plant Sale! One of two plant sales Historic Columbia holds every year, attendees will be able to purchase and learn about a wide array of plants propagated from the Living Collections across all of our historic...

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08 Apr

Saturday, April 8th: 10 a.m. — 2 p.m.

Spring Plant Sale

1615 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201

Join us in the lush gardens of the Hampton-Preston Mansion for the 2023 Spring Plant Sale! One of two plant sales Historic Columbia holds every year, attendees will be able to purchase and learn about a wide array of plants propagated from the Living Collections across all of our historic...

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11 Apr

Tuesday, April 11th: 3 — 4:30 p.m.

Storytime in the Garden

1615 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Meet us in the Hampton-Preston Gardens to celebrate Richland Library's Mini Learn Freely Fest, where kids can choose from fun and informative activities – make art, get active and discover new stories!

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13 Apr

Thursday, April 13th: 6 — 7 p.m.

Columbia Conversations | Black life in Columbia during the late Jim Crow era

1300 Pine Street, Columbia, SC 29204

Beryl Dakers, Columbia native and pioneering broadcast journalist, will lead a conversation with professor and historian Thavolia Glymph (Duke University) and professor and author Randall Kennedy (Harvard Law School). Both were born in Columbia in the early 1950s. Growing up in Columbia “was formative in how I think about the...

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16 Apr

Hampton-Preston Mansion

Sunday, April 16th: 1 — 4 p.m.

Free Sundays Presented by Still Hopes | Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens

1615 Blanding 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 FREE! This month, visit the Hampton-Preston Mansion.

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16 Apr

Sunday, April 16th: 1:30 — 6 p.m.

Palladium Tour | Columbia Craftsman

Melrose Heights, Columbia, SC 29205

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27 Apr

Thursday, April 27th: 6 — 8 p.m.

Concert in the Gardens

1615 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Performers from the South Carolina Philharmonic will join Historic Columbia to present a beautiful concert of light classics in the gardens at the Hampton-Preston Mansion. Please plan to arrive any time after 6 p.m. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and last an hour. Bring your own blanket or...

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11 May

Thursday, May 11th: 3:15 — 4:30 p.m.

Storytime in the Garden

1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Meet us in the Robert Mills House Gardens for stories, songs, and an activity led by Richland Library and Historic Columbia staff!

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11 May

Preservation Awards

Thursday, May 11th: 5 — 6:30 p.m.

2023 Preservation Awards Ceremony

701 Whaley St., Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia as we celebrate National Historic Preservation month by recognizing exemplary work in preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and revitalization in Columbia and Richland County.

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21 May

Sunday, May 21st: 1 — 4 p.m.

Free Sundays Presented by Still Hopes | Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

2025 Marion St., Columbia, SC 29201

The third Sunday of the month, residents of Richland and Lexington counties are invited to tour of one of Historic Columbia’s house museums for FREE thanks to Richland County, with support from HC Board Liaison, Councilwoman Gretchen Barron! This month, visit the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House.

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08 Jun

Thursday, June 8th: 10:30 a.m. — 12 p.m.

Storytime in the Garden

1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Meet us in the Robert Mills House Gardens for stories, songs, and an activity led by Richland Library and Historic Columbia staff!

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12 Jun

Monday, June 12th — Friday, June 16th: 9 a.m.—4 p.m.

Summer Camp Session I

1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Each summer, Historic Columbia holds two sessions of a summer day camp where history comes to life through interactive activities and exploration of the gardens, grounds, and houses of Historic Columbia. Campers ages 8 to 12 are invited to take an adventure in time as we explore what it was...

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18 Jun

Mann-Simons Site

Sunday, June 18th: 1 — 4 p.m.

Free Sundays Presented by Richland County | Mann-Simons Site

1403 Richland St., Columbia, SC 29201

Residents of Richland and Lexington counties are invited to tour one of Historic Columbia’s house museums for FREE once a month thanks to Richland County, with support from HC Board Liaison, Councilwoman Gretchen Barron! This month’s featured house is the Mann-Simons Site, where a collection of commercial and domestic spaces were once owned and operated by the same African American family from at least 1843 until 1970.

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10 Jul

Monday, July 10th — Friday, July 14th: 9 a.m.—4 p.m.

Summer Camp Session II

1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Each summer, Historic Columbia holds two sessions of a summer day camp where history comes to life through interactive activities and exploration of the gardens, grounds, and houses of Historic Columbia. Campers ages 8 to 12 are invited to take an adventure in time as we explore what it was...

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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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