A raging fire destroyed the historic building’s cupola, a signature piece of the Columbia skyline. Now a new dome has been placed atop the building, literally capping a project to transform the Babcock into apartments.
The program, created as part of the Trump-era tax cuts, is meant to encourage investment in low-income areas. Some fruits of the program are being reaped here in Columbia.
A commemoration ceremony took place Wednesday at the Babcock Building in the BullStreet District, to celebrate the upcoming reinstallation of the building’s iconic cupola. Local and state elected officials, business