Welcome to Cottontown

Established in the late 1890s, Cottontown is listed as the “Bellevue Historic District” in the National Register of Historic Places and is protected as an architectural conservation district by the City of Columbia. Bounded by Grace Avenue, Bull Street, Elmwood Avenue and Main Street, the neighborhood is remarkable as an intact example of one of Columbia’s earliest planned suburbs.


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Join us for the 2024 Cottontown Art Crawl!

***Please note the event date has been changed to Sunday March 10th 2024 - 12pm to 5pm

This FREE event brings artist and entertainment to the front porches and lawns of the residents of our historic neighborhood. The 6th Annual Crawl is expecting close to 200 artists!


Volunteers needed for the 2024 Art Crawl, Click here to sign up!



Meet the Cottontown Community