Category Archives: Columbia

Historic Columbia Foundation Recognizes 2012 Preservation Matters Award Recipients At Special Reception on May 24, 2012; Reflections on Past Award Recipients Also Included in Festivities

Posted on May 15, 2012 by laura_admin

Columbia, SC (May 15, 2012) – For decades Historic Columbia Foundation has joined other preservation advocacy orga­nizations in celebrating National Historic Preservation Month each spring. This May will be an especially exciting time for the Foundation, as their 50th Anniversary … Continue reading →

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Kick-Off Your Weekend With Some Famously Hot History at HCF’s Happy Hour Tours of Main Street

Posted on May 9, 2012 by laura_admin

Gather your friends and colleagues and start your weekend off with some famously hot Main Street history. Historic Columbia Foundation is celebrating Preservation Month this May with a series of Friday evening Happy Hour History Tours of Main Street. THIS … Continue reading →

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Two Historic Marker Unveilings Planned For Columbia, SC: April 29 at Sidney Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and May 2 At Historic Waverly Neighborhood

Posted on April 25, 2012 by laura_admin

Columbia, SC (April 25, 2012) – Two historic marker unveilings are on the “famously hot” agenda for Columbia, SC in the coming days.  The first will take place at Sidney Park Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (1114 Blanding Street) this Sunday, April … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Spring with Historic Columbia Foundation: April and May Event Line-up

Posted on April 18, 2012 by laura_admin

The countdown to summer has begun at Historic Columbia Foundation and we have plenty of events lined up before the heat sets in!  Here’s a rundown of the top ten spring events we’ll be offering this April and May.  Be … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Historic Columbia Foundation’s Great Columbia Quest and Contest Citywide Scavenger Hunt Is This Saturday, April 21, 2012

Posted on April 18, 2012 by laura_admin

Columbia, SC (April 17, 2012) – 60 downtown sites. Pop-up challenges. Scavenger hunt-style. By foot, bike or car. 3 hours on the clock. How well do you know your “famously hot” city? Young professionals. Families. Friends. Colleagues. Competitors. History enthusiasts. … Continue reading →

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Preservation Matters: The Congaree Vista – Then, Now and Tomorrow

Posted on April 13, 2012 by laura_admin

The words view, landscape and outlook are among the many meanings of the word Vista. Throughout its diverse history Columbia’s Congaree Vista has embodied all of these definitions. The district continues to do so today, though the interpretations of those … Continue reading →

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Historic Columbia Foundation Offers Guided Walking Tour of Congaree Vista on Sunday, April 15 at 2 p.m.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by laura_admin

COLUMBIA, SC (April 12, 2012) – Historic Columbia Foundation’s “Second Sunday Strolls” monthly walking tours continue, this month taking place in Columbia’s historic Congaree Vista. Due to the Easter holiday, this month’s stroll will take place on Sunday, April 15, … Continue reading →

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Free African-American Heritage Sites Bus Tour Offered by Historic Columbia Foundation and “One Month, One Columbia” On Saturday, April 14, 2012

Posted on April 6, 2012 by laura_admin

COLUMBIA, SC (April 6, 2012) – Historic Columbia Foundation in partnership with “One Month, One Columbia” is offering a complimentary African-American Heritage Sites bus tour, called “Home Places, Work Places, Resting Places” on Saturday, April 14 at 12 pm, 12:30 … Continue reading →

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Historic Marker Unveiled at Richard Samuel Roberts House in Columbia’s Arsenal Hill Neighborhood This Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by laura_admin

Columbia, SC (March 20, 2012) –  Historic Columbia Foundation invites the media to attend an historic marker unveiling at the Richard Samuel Roberts House this Thursday, March 22 at 10 a.m.  Located in Columbia’s Arsenal Hill neighborhood at 1717 Wayne … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Tour of “Columbia Down Under” at Equitable Arcade Offered on January 19, 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by laura_admin

COLUMBIA, SC- (January 9, 2012) –  The Arcade Mall on Main Street has an interesting basement area that once housed “Columbia Down Under,” a series of shops, bars and eateries that operated in the early 1970s.  Historic Columbia Foundation is … Continue reading →

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