Since 1968, the Heritage Ball has served as one of Historic Columbus’ major fundraisers. Historic Columbus is a community-wide, non-profit, preservation organization. From inception, the purpose of the Ball has been to assist in the funding of Historic Columbus’ preservation projects by highlighting Columbus’ heritage.  Add Comment Save the date...for Celebrate Columbus! Click the image for event and ticket information... 01/30/2012
 This Place Matters... 12/05/2011
To end our 45th year, we wanted to highlight all of the properties that we have had a hand in over the course of our history. The properties that have been through the Revolving Fund, received a Façade Loan, been a client of our consulting services, or received a grant from HCF are going to be spotlighted in the month of December through the placement of a yard sign. The purpose is to illustrate not only the impact Historic Columbus has had in our community over 45 years, but also to celebrate these “places that matter.” The signs will be placed in front of almost 250 properties. For more information click HERE.  Mistletoe Market 11/28/2011
Call all vendors!!! We are having our Holiday Tour of Homes December 11th from 12-6pm and are looking for vendors for our Mistletoe Market to sell Christmas gift items. If you are interested please contact Callie Hecht 706-322-0756 or callie@historiccolumbus.com. 
Many preservation groups, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, are beginning to explore the importance of Mid-Century architecture. Historic Columbus is also raising awarenes of these historic and significant Mid-Century properties through this year's Holiday Tour of Homes. Ranch Houses dominate Georgia’s twentieth-century domestic architecture. First occurring in the state in the 1930s, they became the house of choice for Georgians with as many as 175,000 built between 1940 and 1960. While other house types would enter the scene in the following decades, the Ranch maintained its popularity throughout the state and nation. There are seven architectural styles of the Ranch House: Contemporary, Wright-Influenced, Eichleresque, Colonial Revival, Plain, Rustic, and Spanish Colonial. This year's event will feature seven Ranch-style homes and a Mistletoe Market. For more information or to purchase tickets click HERE or call, 706-322-0756. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the tour.  Tickets available for purchase at the following retailers: Joseph House Art Gallery Galleria Riverside Ann's Porch Sample Shop  Annual Meeting 2011 11/07/2011
2011 was a busy year for Historic Columbus and all of our activities were highlighted at our 2011 Annual Meeting held on Thursday, October 20th. The highlight of the evening (besides HCF ending up in the black) was the Sarah Turner Butler Heritage Award (Historic Columbus' highest honor) given to the Historic District Preservation Society for thier work restoring the 429 Second Avenue house located in the Columbus Historic District. To learn more about the project or HDPS click here...  The Sarah Turner Butler Award is the Historic Columbus Foundation’s highest honor, awarded annually since 1984 to an individual or organization for outstanding contributions to historic preservation in our city and region through demonstrated leadership and commitment to the mission of Historic Columbus. This year’s recipient joins the distinguished company of previous Sarah Turner Butler Award recipients—many of whom are here with us tonight and whose names are printed in your program. Our 2011 Sarah Turner Butler Award recipient has made outstanding contributions within our community to protect and preserve some of our most treasured places in Columbus. In many ways Columbus turned its back on the District during the 60’s and 70’s, but beginning in 1969 Historic Columbus began staging events in the downtown neighborhood to bring people to the District once again. Many people don’t realize one of the initial reasons for the opening of the house museums and the Salisbury Fair in 1971 was not to raise money, but to bring people, perhaps potential preservation pioneers, into the Columbus Historic District. In November 1975, efforts in the District had created an impassioned group of residents and 30 District residents met at the Folly to discuss the possibility of a District society. Some leaders within Historic Columbus were initially concerned of a possible rival preservation organization, but Sally Gates, who led the effort acted as a liaison between the groups and calmed any fears. It was soon after that lawyer and District resident Joan Swift assembled the incorporation papers for the Historic District Preservation Society. The society formed in an effort to create cohesion among residents and to share in the woes and pleasures of owning historic homes. Since that time HDPS has been a thriving partner in preservation to Historic Columbus and its home, the Columbus Historic District. Having been around for so long there are countless examples of how HDPS and HCF have worked together to improve the historic landscape in Columbus from the legendary Salisbury Fair to the Parade of Homes in 1998, but there is one recent project that shows the passion and dedication HDPS has for its neighborhood that went above and beyond anyone’s expectations 429 Second Avenue is the address of a modest early-1900’s home located in what Historic Columbus calls the lower second avenue area of the District, a somewhat forgotten block until now. The house was in disrepair, overgrown, and had significant fire damage, a total loss in most investor’s eyes ripe for demolition. Historic Columbus purchased the home with the notion of stabilizing the property and hoping for a sympathetic buyer to fix it up. Luckily, the Historic District Preservation Society expressed an interest in the project and a partnership was quickly formed. Historic Columbus would fund the effort and HDPS would provide the volunteer labor. Working almost every Saturday for over 3 years the structure was cleaned, scraped, painted, rebuilt, and restored into what is now a beautiful home. Thousands of volunteer hours, over $35,000.00 of unexpected fundraising for the project by HDPS, and over 100 people volunteering at least one Saturday morning to work was contributed through HDPS into this home. Work was completed and the home was sold this past August to an excited new resident of the District. This project is truly an example of how committed HDPS is to improving the quality of preservation and quality of life for its residents in the District. It is with great honor we present the 2011 Sarah Turner Butler award to community advocate and preservation partner the Historic District Preservation Society. Historic Columbus kicked off Halloween this year with it's first ever "Haunted Histories" event at Heritage Corner. The event featured local tour guide and ghost story teller, Monica Cobis, owner of Southern Odyssey Tours (http://www.southernodysseys.com/). Monica told ghost stories in the Woodruff Log Cabin along with pumpkin painting and church doll making in the back yard. In all, over 125 people attended on Saturday, October 29. Save the Date! River Raffle 2011... 07/18/2011
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