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.
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.