 Hi, my name is Megan McNish and I'm a preservation planner with the City of Columbia's Planning and Development Services. Today I'm going to be telling you a little bit about the history and the architecture of the Elmwood Park Architectural Conservation District. First, we'll dive into a little bit of the history of Elmwood Park, starting with the 1891 subdivision, which was the first subdivision of lots in the area that would become Elmwood Park. 1905 was the first time that lots were sold at public auction in the Elmwood Park area, and it was also around this time that Charles Logan, a prominent property owner in the area, passed away. Logan set aside land in his will to be used for public school purposes. This also spurred the South Carolina State Fair Association, which had been operating in the area, to move their operations to their current location on Rosewood Drive. That spurred some of the development in Elmwood Park, and by the 1910s, construction had begun in earnest in the area and continued through the 1920s and 30s. In 1913, Logan School opened and welcomed its first class of students, and that student population continued to grow. By the early 1940s, the neighborhood had largely been developed, but by the 1950s and 60s, the area started to fall on hard times. Suburbs further afield became more popular, and the neighborhood in general started to fall into disrepair. In the 1970s and 80s, private investment and the city of Columbia ensured that Elmwood Park continued to live on, and the neighborhood experienced a revitalization. In 1988, the area was locally designated as an architectural conservation district, and in 1991, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. So now we'll dive into some of the architectural styles that characterize Elmwood Park, and when you think of Elmwood Park, you likely think of the Queen Anne style, or sometimes colloquially known as the Victorian style. It's by far one of the most popular styles in the district, and Queen Anne style houses can be found along Park, Lincoln, and Gadsden streets, although they're also common on the side streets as well. Some of the common features of Queen Anne style structures are bay windows, pedimented porches, classical and turned columns, and decorative spindle or fretwork. Sometimes you'll also see unique style shingles in the gables of these structures, decorative vents. There are lots of unique details on Queen Anne style buildings. The next architectural style we'll cover is colonial revival. This was a popular style in the early to mid 20th century, and there are several different subcategories within the colonial rival style, including Dutch colonial, neoclassical, federal, Georgian, and Greek revivals. Within Elmwood Park, there are examples that are both brick and lap sided, as well as examples of houses in many of the subcategories of the colonial revival style. We have an example of a Dutch colonial revival style building in the district still, which is characterized by its gambrel style roof, which is really unique and quite beautiful. The next house type I'd like to talk about is the American Foursquare. This is not an architectural style but rather a building form, and it's also commonly found in the district. Like the colonial revival style buildings, it was popular in the early to mid 20th century, and it's characterized by its boxy or square design, and frequently includes full width front porches, hip roofs, and dormers. In addition to the form of the building, American Foursquare typically also include a style influence, well as their architectural form. Similarly, we have the shotgun style house. Like the American Foursquare, this is really a form rather than a style of building, and can often feature an architectural style in addition to the form as well. It was common, a common form used throughout the south from the mid 19th through the early 20th century, and it's characterized by its very narrow footprint that typically only includes one room in width and a narrow hallway connecting all of the rooms. So it tends to be narrower and quite deep. The last style we'll talk about is the craftsman style and bungalows. These are predominantly found on Clark Street and the northern part of Park Street, and it tends to represent a later phase of development in the district. The craftsman style was popular in the late 1920s and early 1930s through the early 1940s rather in Columbia. So it again represents that later phase of development in the district. There is an early example of a craftsman style structure in the district that's located on Gadsden Street and is shown here, but more typically you'll see structures like this one that's on the screen now. They're the more common form of the craftsman style buildings in the district. So that's a brief overview of the Elmwood Park Architectural Conservation District. It's history and architectural styles. If you have any questions about Elmwood Park or about Columbia's other historic districts, or maybe this video gave you some thoughts about other things you'd like to hear us cover in the future, send us an email at preservation at columbiasc.gov and let us know what you think or share your questions. And thanks for watching today.