Editing Columbia, Missouri (section)

==Cityscape==
[[File:Tiger hotel.jpg|thumb|Downtown Columbia|alt=A picture of downtown Columbia, focused on the tiger hotel]]
Columbia's most significant and well-known architecture is found in buildings located in its downtown area and on the university campuses. The University of Missouri's [[Jesse Hall]] and the [[neo-Gothic]] [[Memorial Union (University of Missouri)|Memorial Union]] have become icons of the city. The [[David R. Francis Quadrangle]] is an example of [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s [[Jeffersonian architecture|academic village]] concept.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jefferson’s Masterpiece |url=https://www.virginia.edu/visit/grounds/#:~:text=The%20result%20was%20a%20revolution,single%20rooms%20between%20professors'%20homes. |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=The University of Virginia |language=en}}</ref>

Nine [[Historic districts in the United States|historic districts]] located within the city are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: [[Downtown Columbia, Missouri|Downtown Columbia]], the [[East Campus Neighborhood|East Campus neighborhood]], the [[West Broadway Historic District|West Broadway neighborhood]], the [[Francis Quadrangle]], the [[Stephens College South Campus Historic District|south campus of Stephens College]], the [[Pierce Pennant Motor Hotel]], [[Maplewood (Columbia, Missouri)|Maplewood]], and the [[David Guitar House]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://modnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e3a6d822d215486ba20aadb6badd7174 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=modnr.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> The downtown skyline is relatively low and is dominated by the 10-story [[Tiger Hotel]] and the 15-story Paquin Tower.

Downtown Columbia is an area of approximately one square mile surrounded by the University of Missouri on the south, Stephens College to the east, and Columbia College on the north. The area serves as Columbia's financial and business district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtown.org/index.html |title=Discover The District |work=The District |access-date=January 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122081217/http://www.downtown.org/index.html |archive-date=January 22, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref>

[[File:Columbia MO downtown area 2017.jpg|thumb|Downtown apartment and mixed-use development next to the [[Missouri United Methodist Church]] in June 2017|alt=Photograph of the Missouri United Methodist Church from south 9th street]]
Since the early-21st century, a large number of high-rise apartment complexes have been built in downtown Columbia. Many of these buildings also offer mixed-use business and retail space on the lower levels. These developments have not been without criticism, with some expressing concern the buildings hurt the historic feel of the area, or that the city does not yet have the infrastructure to support them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/8a143965-d376-5682-926a-3f36982fda25.html  | title=Council candidates: City needs to address growing pains | work=Columbia Daily Tribune | access-date=19 March 2017 | last1=Jr. | first1=Jodie Jackson }}</ref>

The city's historic residential core lies in a ring around downtown, extending especially to the west along Broadway, and south into the East Campus Neighborhood. The city government recognizes 63 neighborhood associations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Public_Comm/Neighborhood_Associations/documents/NAContactList.pdf |title=Columbia, Missouri Neighborhood Associations |work=City of Columbia |access-date=February 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216012204/http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Public_Comm/Neighborhood_Associations/documents/NAContactList.pdf |archive-date=February 16, 2008 }}</ref> The city's most dense commercial areas are primarily along [[Interstate 70 (Missouri)|Interstate 70]], [[U.S. Route 63 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 63]], Stadium Boulevard, Grindstone Parkway, and Downtown.