The Museum of Reconstruction Era will be closed for tours on Wednesday, April 24. All tours are canceled and HC grounds are closed on Sunday, April 28, due to the Columbia Food and Wine Festival. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Taylor Elementary School stood here from 1905 until 1966, only to be razed for construction of the current administrative building. Early 20th-century postcards depict the former buildings that once graced the block.
Site of Columbia Male Academy
Since 1827, this four-acre tract has served educational uses. From 1829 until 1905, the Columbia Male Academy operated in a building similar in style to that of the Robert Mills House.