On April 12, 2026, CoMo Preservation and The District officially launched the CoMo Brick & Mortar Project…

On February 24, 2026, CoMo Preservation members and friends were invited to the historic David Guitar Home to hear from Geoff Taylor about his work on historic properties in Columbia.

CoMo Preservation is proud to introduce The CoMo Preservation Award, a new initiative recognizing outstanding historic preservation projects in Columbia, Missouri.

On February 10, 2026, CoMo Preservation members and friends had a special opportunity to step behind the scenes of local history during a hands-on research session with Bob Nolte, Boone County’s Recorder of Deeds.

In February, CoMo Preservation had the pleasure of partnering with Columbia Public Schools to bring local history and architecture to life for a group of enthusiastic 5th grade students from Locust Street Expressive Arts Elementary School.

On November 18, 2025, CoMo Preservation and the Daniel Boone Regional Library co-hosted a presentation by Tim Dollens.

A good crowd turned out on Dec 9th to hear Bob Nolte talk about the records retained by the Recorder of Deeds and how to use them to research a property.

On Nov 3rd, Patrick Earney shared his knowledge and experience about historic windows during our Historic Wood Windows introductory workshop, hosted by Sawdust Studios. Check out the slides and a resource document in our archives. 

On October 23, 2025 CoMo Preservation hosted a special event celebrating one of Columbia’s most enduring treasures — the Niedermeyer Building at Tenth and Cherry Streets. Guests enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour followed by charcuterie and conversation at Magnolia’s Whisky + Wine Bistro.

On Monday September 22, 2025, local attorney Dan Viets shared about his long time interest in all things Disney and his work to preserve Disney’s Laugh-O-gram Film Studio at 1127 East 31st Street in Kansas City.