Walking tours of Columbia
More of the dated building in Columbia went up in the 1910s than in any other decade. Greek Revival is the style recorded most often on these buildings.
3 themed routes run through those listings. Every route below follows one kind of building. A subject becomes a route only where the register holds enough of it close enough together to walk.
Every listing in Columbia → · 160 in all
The routes
- Building typeBanks and business blocks in Columbia10 stops · 1.1 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026The route links commercial buildings built between 1903 and 1924. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Building typeChurches and temples in Columbia10 stops · 1.5 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026The route links churches built between 1854 and 1906. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
- Building typeHouses and mansions in Columbia13 stops · 1.8 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026The route links houses built between 1900 and 1911. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
Every route holds at least ten stops and stays under two and a half miles. Routes are computed from the coordinates in the National Park Service National Register spatial data or, where it has no point, Wikidata, and the distances are straight lines between stops. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Local history books for Columbia
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Guidebooks to historic places in South Carolina
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.