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Did you know?

Many neighbors might not know this, but the entirety of Cottontown is not actually within the "historic district" listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Currently, we have two similar yet distinct boundaries that we want to make sure our residents understand. In the map, the red boundary encompasses all the houses that are within the historic district on the National Register. However, the City of Columbia has also created an Historic Preservation Overlay, which is represented by the yellow properties on the map.

These properties that are within the local preservation overlay are the ones that are subject to restrictions to how we renovate our houses, and what changes we can make. Fortunately, it also gives us access to benefits like the Bailey Bill! Essentially, by having homes in the City's Preservation Overlay and excluded from the National Register, some of our neighbors are subjected to regulation without maximizing the benefit.

Currently, Cottontown's Historic Preservation Committee is working to make these two boundaries as similar as possible, allowing more residents to be included in the Bellevue National Register of Historic Places!  The research to make this possible is being conducted by Staci Richey of Access Preservation and is in part, funded by the Richland County Conservation Commission.  A final ruling on our application to expand our National Register district will be known in late 2024.