Category Archives: Preservation

Richard Burts & Local Projects Recognized at HCF’s 2013 Preservation Awards Luncheon!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by historiccolumbia

To celebrate the accomplishments of local architectural, construction and rehabilitation projects, Historic Columbia Foundation held its annual Preservation Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 2, at City Art. Local preservation activist and developer Richard Burts was surprised with the Preservation Leadership … Continue reading →

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HCF Recognizes Local Preservation Projects at 2013 Preservation Awards Luncheon

Posted on April 19, 2013 by historiccolumbia

Join Historic Columbia Foundation this May during National Historic Preservation Month to celebrate the accomplishments of local architectural, construction and rehabilitation projects at the annual Preservation Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 2, 2013. For decades Historic Columbia has recognized local … Continue reading →

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HCF offers Historic Restoration Workshops at Woodrow Wilson Family Home

Posted on March 14, 2013 by historiccolumbia

As Historic Columbia Foundation enters the final phase of rehabilitation at the Woodrow Wilson Family Home, we are pleased to offer three workshops this spring featuring various techniques in historic preservation and restoration led by the experts doing the work … Continue reading →

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Preservation Matters: Renovated Brennen Building promises new ‘focal point’ on Main Street

Posted on November 28, 2012 by historiccolumbia

The State newspaper’s Jeff Wilkinson highlighted the recent renovations of Main Street’s Brennen Building in today’s (11.29.12) paper. “The Brennen Building – the oldest building on Columbia’s Main Street, reportedly built circa 1870, and home to the legendary Capitol Cafe … Continue reading →

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Preservation Matters: Columbia, SC | Planning for the Next Fifty Years: Historic Preservation in Columbia & Richland County, 2012-2062

Posted on October 26, 2012 by historiccolumbia

When Historic Columbia Foundation was established in 1961 the world was a different place. While sounding trite, that statement nonetheless rings true, perhaps in no way more so than in the arena of historic preservation. Consider this. When concerned citizens … Continue reading →

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Historic Columbia Shares Top 10 Local Landmarks in Free Times

Posted on October 17, 2012 by historiccolumbia

In this week’s Free Times, HCF Executive Director Robin Waites shares Historic Columbia’s list of the top 10 local landmarks that are eligible for the City of Columbia’s local landmark designation. Read the full story here, and view our entire list … Continue reading →

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WIS News 10 Highlights the Future of Columbia’s Palmetto Compress Warehouse

Posted on October 4, 2012 by historiccolumbia

WIS News 10 met Historic Columbia Foundation’s Executive Director Robin Waites and Columbia architect Dale Marshall out by the Palmetto Compress Warehouse to talk about the future of this historic site. Check out the story and video online here. More about … Continue reading →

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Preservation Matters: Columbia, SC | Seeing Green: The Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of an Expanded Urban Greenway

Posted on September 24, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Recognizing recurring themes, interests and initiatives over the course of long periods of time often proves ironic for professional historians and history enthusiasts alike. Perhaps more important is the realization that something endorsed during a bygone era may nonetheless retains … Continue reading →

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The Columbia Star Highlights Jubilee Panel and Festival

Posted on August 24, 2012 by historiccolumbia

Anita Baker from The Columbia Star featured the Jubilee Panel Presentation and new Ghost Structures in her story African American sites in Columbia need to be preserved. Check out the article online here.

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Preservation Matters: Columbia, SC | Re-imagining the Past: Mann-Simons Site Focus of New Approaches to Interpretation

Posted on August 13, 2012 by historiccolumbia

For more than 30 years visitors to the tidy 19th-century cottage at 1403 Richland Street in downtown Columbia learned of Charleston native Celia Mann, whose journey from enslavement to freedom and relative prosperity in the antebellum capital city gave rise … Continue reading →

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