Historic Columbia is closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for Thanksgiving. Grounds and administrative offices are closed, and all tours are canceled. Normal operating hours resume on Saturday, November 30.
Columbia City Directories for 1950 and 1960 listed 1004 Short Street as Taylor Memorial Baptist Church. Joseph Winter recorded the appearance of the African American congregation’s sanctuary while photographing Lower Waverly sites in April of 1960.