🎉 2025 Preservation Award winner | The Laundry The dramatic rehabilitation of the circa-1883 historic laundry— the oldest surviving service building on the former South Carolina State Hospital campus, which had stood vacant for decades—involved extensive overhauling to get the building up to current code. Significant efforts were made to pay homage to the building’s original purpose while sensitively restoring and rehabilitating the property into a unique, multi-purpose destination in the heart of The BullStreet District, Columbia, S.C. Congratulations to the Avants, architect Tripp Riley of Studio 2LR | Architecture + Interiors, and James Weathers of Weathers Contracting for their exceptional work on The Laundry! 👏👏👏 See more 📸 and learn about The Laundry's history and renovations on our website. Be sure to explore all the other Preservation Award winners while you're there! #columbiasc #historiccolumbia #southcarolina #historicpreservation #realcolumbiasc #sodacitysc #colatoday #preservationmatters City of Columbia Government Richland County (fb)

🎉 2025 Preservation Award winner | Taylor House Since its completion in 1908, this neoclassical mansion ultimately evolved to function in ways for which it was never intended. During the residence’s time as the Columbia Museum of Art— which operated on the site from 1950 until 1998—many non-historic modifications and notable material degradation compromised the building’s original architectural integrity. In 2015, the University of South Carolina, with financial support from the Boyd Foundation, initiated a comprehensive, multi-phased initiative to rehabilitate the property for use as the USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law admissions office. Today, the Taylor House stands as an example of how patient work, meticulous care, and dedication to authenticity can result in the successful adaptation of a historic building that honors the past while creating new, meaningful spaces. Congratulations to the University of South Carolina, architect Karen Quinn of BOUDREAUX, and Greg Tyler of Tyler Construction Group, Inc., for their exceptional work on Taylor House! 👏👏👏 See more 📸 and learn about Taylor House's history and renovations on our website. Be sure to explore all the other Preservation Award winners while you're there! #columbiasc #historiccolumbia #southcarolina #historicpreservation #realcolumbiasc #sodacitysc #colatoday #preservationmatters (fb)