Blind Boone Columbia Mo

The john william blind boone home.

Blind boone columbia mo.

A classical and ragtime composer and pianist john william blind boone is one of columbia s most well known historical figures. A victorian era home located in columbia fully decorated in the style of the era. The boone home located at 10 north 4th st is one of the few physical remnants of the community african americans built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It serves as a monument to the individual genius and generosity of john william blind boone but it also represents the historic black community as a whole its struggles and accomplishments.

Blind boone centralizes the youth education resident services and family self sufficiency programs provided by cha to public housing residents. 4th street is historically significant as the home of john william blind boone one of america s greatest musicians and a symbol in columbia of african american achievement at the turn of the twentieth century. Born during the civil war john william blind boone overcame poverty disability and racism to become a nationally known composer and musician.