In 1998, the Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission began naming properties to a Notable Properties list.

Since then, with the exception of 1999, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has named seven to 10 properties to the list of Notable Properties.

Properties named to the list must meet three criteria: within the city limits, 50 years old or older, and feature architectural or historical importance either through historic features, who lived there or how it was used.

As of 2010, the list included 118 Notable Properties. 

2009 — Notable Properties PowerPoint presentation by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission

 2009 — Map of Most Notable Properties by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission

2008 — Notable Properties Video by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission

2007 — Notable Properties Video by Columbia’s Historic Preservation Commission