Columbia Historic Preservation Commission looks to honor notable historic buildings
The Columbia Historic Preservation Commission is accepting applications through October.
Oct. 10, 2008
Brian Treece, chairman of the Columbia Historic Preservation committee, speaks about rezoning historic property that will be used in the development of a new high school on Tuesday night. The committee, which is comprised of seven Columbia residents with experience in fields such as architecture and real estate, gives recommendations to the City Council regarding historic or significant properties and structures.
The Columbia Historic Preservation Commission is in search of historically significant buildings to preserve. "Every year the Historic Preservation Commission nominates and recognizes 10 most notable properties with a special awards ceremony," chairman Bryan Treece said at the commissions monthly meeting on Wednesday at the Daniel Boone Building. The commission is accepting nominations through Nov. 1 for the most notable properties of 2008. The awards will be presented in a ceremony in early 2009. The commission supplies these historical landmarks and the owners with plaques and certificates. To be eligible, the commission requires properties to be at least 50 years old, located within Columbia's city limits and have architectural or historical characteristics that contribute to Columbia's social and/or aesthetic resources. The properties might be endangered, neglected, recently restored or nicely maintained. These properties might be a private home, public or private workplace or any other space. The commission is the city-appointed advisory board to protect historically significant properties in Columbia. The commission has subdivisions for planning and developing, housing programs and zoning and subdivisions, all geared to benefit Columbia. City planner Scott Hansen, the committee's city staff liaison, said the commission has several duties that include developing and distributing surveys to identify historically and architecturally important properties, investigating historically significant structures and encouraging their redevelopment, and reviewing applications of landmarks and historical districts in the city. "In addition, the commission has proposed changes to the city's demolition policy to create a waiting period for demolition applicants," Treece said. "The waiting period is designed to explore alternatives to demolition including renovation, adaptive reuse or to simply document via photographs the historic property before it is deconstructed." The commission seeks to illuminate and enrich the history of Columbia. In addition, the commission supports Columbia residents preserving, renovating and rehabilitating their properties. It nominates landmarks and historic districts to the National Register of Historic Places and maintains inventory of historic properties using federally recognized standards and guidelines.
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