Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center
Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center
Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center
1615 Blanding Street | Columbia, SC 29201
Available October through March
Donated by the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation, the Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center offers a light-filled and memorable setting for intimate celebrations, meetings, workshops, and private events. Located within the historic grounds of the Hampton-Preston Mansion, the state-of-the-art greenhouse brings guests together in a space surrounded by gardens and natural beauty. Its creation reflects the Boyd Foundation’s extraordinary generosity and longstanding support of the property, providing Historic Columbia with a distinctive venue where people can gather, celebrate, and connect.
Venue Details
Plant Your Event Here
Showers and Celebrations
Host a bridal shower, baby shower, birthday, anniversary, graduation celebration, or family gathering in a setting that feels both relaxed and special.
Meetings and Workshops
The greenhouse offers an inspiring environment for retreats, presentations, planning sessions, garden programs, and hands-on workshops.
Receptions and Dinners
Create an elegant experience for a small reception, seated meal, donor gathering, or cocktail event surrounded by natural light and garden views.
A Greenhouse Rooted in History
The Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center continues a greenhouse tradition at Hampton-Preston dating to the nineteenth century. In Camille N. Drie’s 1872 Bird’s Eye View of the City of Columbia (pictured), a greenhouse can be clearly seen on the Hampton-Preston property, reflecting the estate’s nationally recognized horticultural legacy. Today’s greenhouse, made possible through the generosity of the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation, reconnects the property with that history while creating a beautiful modern space for gathering and celebration.
Detail from Bird’s Eye View of the City of Columbia, SC, 1872. Image courtesy Library of Congress
Next Steps
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Booking Information
Click here to request more information about renting one of our properties. You can also contact our rental department at (803) 252-7742 ext. 11 or email us at rentals@historiccolumbia.org.