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July 2023 by Victor Herdoiza
Interesting story of a prominent house and the people who lived in it
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June 2023 by Warner Arthur
Great place to visit
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April 2023 by Joan Ling
Did not go in the house. The grounds are well kept but not spectacular. The gift shop has some good info and books for sale. The receptionist/sales clerk is very nice and has great restaurant recommendations.
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January 2023 by Bee
Christmas tour...would loved to have seen more of the houses. We only saw the downstairs.
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December 2022 by David Williams
Ok, took the Holiday tour, which evidently is shorter than the regular tour
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December 2022 by Spencer Israel
I can only speak for the "Christmas Tour" and I will not ever do that tour again. First the garden on the grounds is lovely and the buildings are just an interesting buildings. I have no idea if the buildings have polical or social significance. It never came up on the tour. Christmas tour gets both houses but not up stairs. The women who ran gift shop was very nice and friendly. I wished she would have lead my tour.First at over 20 bucks a person there is no reason to have tours by unprofessional volunteers. I am assuming the tour guide was a volunteer as they were unprepared and offensive. So offensive i had to walk away. The tour guide kept referring to historical people in the town as that "Jewish Guy". Even though I assume the tablet they had with them had the name on it. Even if it didn't learn the person's name if you plan on taking about them. Referring to someone as the Jewish shop owner or the Jewish mayor is RIDICULOUSLY OFFENSIVE.By the way all I learned was that Christmas decorations in the 1820 was go outside and grab something from the yard. Direct quote from my tour guide.This was not my first historical home tour but it might be my last for a while. Ps I never been on a tour with not one photo was taken by any visitor.
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April 2022 by Kenneth Brown
An 1820s neo classical style home, centered with the City of Columbia SC! Beautiful!
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April 2022 by Vanessa Traylor
Really fun seeing the homes decorated at Christmas! The tours were very focused on race and pointing out the differences between enslaved people and the white people. I had to explain to my children after a field trip why the tour guide kept referring to Robert Mills and Preston Hampton and others as “The White People”. We talked about how that isn’t very kind to refer to people by their skin color and not their names and how we don’t call enslaved people “the black people”. There must be a way to balance the horrors of slavery that actually occurred with history and also not punish people today by referring to something that cannot be helped “the color of their skin”. They had fun historical games the children enjoyed at the end. My children really thought it was a neat field trip overall.
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April 2022 by ASHLEY BURT
Cute little place near the Township. Small garden with gravel lined walking path. Small indoor brick built venue with great catering and bar service. Very intimate and would absolutely go to an event here again.
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April 2022 by Grace Yvonne Stevenson
The oyster festival is my favorite! I'm sure it would be good for weddings or any kind of concert or event. Room for everything, private spaces, old houses, central location.
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April 2022 by Debi Visi
Went to the Native Plant Sale held here. Lots of beautiful plants available to buy. Very helpful, informative gardners willing to share information and tips to grow healthy plants.
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April 2022 by Ash Jones
Of the historical houses I've visited, this one is one of the most nicely maintained interiors. Our guided tour took roughly an hour which was just right.
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April 2022 by JitkaKac
We have only observed the gardens. Peaceful and well maintained! There's a little maze behind the house. Don't get distracted by the ugly radio tower nearby ?
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March 2022 by Sara Beth Wade
I toured all four of the Historic Columbia houses, and I started with the Robert Mills house, though the Hampton Preston across the street is my favorite of all four. Robert Mills is my next favorite - fantastically restored and preserved, and I love how they have it all set up - especially down stairs in the kitchen, with biscuit flour and a cracked egg on the floor (all pretend, of course.) There's a beautiful symmetry and curves to Mill's work (he's the architect, no one family actually lived there in the end, though it was used for other things.) I love the curved front hall and rooms.I think the tours pre-covid were more guided. The guides told me that they were supposed to stand in the hall while visitors read the plaques, but most of them couldn't help themselves and stood in the door and told me all about everything anyway. Plus, I was the only person on three out of the four tours I took, so I think they were generally more casual.Also, you get a discount the more tours you take - they came to recognize me over the week I visited, so I paid anywhere from $7-10 for each of my tours.EDIT - don't sleep on the monthly garden tours, they are really informative and interesting!
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April 2021 by Emily Paige
Robert Mills House has a lot of history and the gardens are beautiful. A great place to visit.
