OneColumbia Arts and Architecture Tour of Main Street

Historic Columbia Foundation and One Columbia present an arts and architecture tour of Main Street covering three centuries of architectural styles, speaking to the tastes, interests and aspirations of persons living and working in South Carolina’s state capital. War, politics, the ebb and flow of public and private money – all have left their mark on each block. While fire in 1865 reduced the entirety of Main Street from Gervais to Upper Street (Elmwood Avenue) to ashes, waning and waxing interests in the corridor’s future have also erased many architecturally significant structures. Fortunately, adaptive use of historic structures has promoted new businesses, re-established residences and informed in-fill construction resulting in successful revitalization of one of Columbia’s most important thoroughfares. Tour also includes more than 10 public art installations on or around Main Street and stopping points with narrative offered by OneColumbia/Historic Columbia Foundation staff and volunteers. Pick up your self-paced map guide for this tour at the Greek Orthodox Church ,1931 Sumter Street