Mayor Proclamation for National Historic Preservation Month
Mayor Proclamation of May as National Historic Preservation Month in Columbia, MO
1901 City Hall and Jail wins state preservation award
Columbia’s first City Hall and Jail take the State Preserve Missouri Award. The building is at 107 N. 9th St., and now houses Endwell Taverna on the first floor and offices on the second floor.
Deb Sheals of Columbia receives state honor
Deb Sheals, a historic preservation consultant headquartered in Columbia, received Missouri Preservation’s most prestigious award on April 29, 2025. Missouri Preservation is a state nonprofit dedicated to preserving Missouri’s cultural and historic resources.
New Draft of City’s Historic Preservation Plan
A new Draft of City of Columbia's first ever Historic Preservation Plan has been submitted by the consultant.
A 1931 Home in Columbia: Photo Tour of its Past and Present
Join us February 25, 6-7:45pm at the library to learn about the 1931 home of Peter Bloch. Explore the story of its past and present through photographs.
Resources for Historic Preservation
Join us at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17 at the library to hear about resources available for historic preservation.
A new way to explore history and historic preservation
Check out the CoMo Preservation: CommunityMade List, a new resource designed to help you explore historic preservation and Columbia and Boone County’s history.
The List consists of online resources and 34 books and materials selected from the library’s extensive holdings by CoMo Preservation volunteers Nina Sappington and Dianna Borsi O’Brien.