COLUMBIA — Seated on the corner of Tenth and Cherry streets in Columbia is an old, brick, three-storied building with stories to tell.

The Niedermeyer is nearly two centuries old, and inside, Linda Libert is writing its next chapter.

Magnolia's Whiskey & Wine Bistro is the latest edition of the Niedermeyer building. For Libert, who owns the business, the Niedermeyer isn’t just a building — it's a piece of Columbia's history.

Richard Gentry, a pioneer, general and figure in Columbia's history, built the building to homeschool his five daughters in 1837.

“It eventually turned into a boarding school for girls, the first female Christian academy, and this is where Stephens College was born,” Libert said.

Over the years, the building has changed hands and purposes.

It is known to have bee

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