The Macon Historic District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
in
Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Situated near the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is southeast of Atlanta and near the ...
that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1974 and was expanded in 1995. The original listing covered and included 1,050 contributing resources; the increase added and 157 contributing resources (of which 10 acres and 10 contributing buildings were already listed on the National Register in the
Macon Railroad Industrial District).
[
Macon was founded in 1823 in Bibb County on the bank of the ]Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River () is a western tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi (410 km) long, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the westernmost major tributary of the Altamaha.[Wesleyan College
Wesleyan College is a Private university, private, Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's Colleges in the Southern United States, women's college in Macon, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1836, Wesleyan was the fi ...]
. The original building is located on what is now College Street. Mercer University
Mercer University is a Private university, private Research university, research university in Macon, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in the s ...
moved to the area in 1871. The original residential area is known as "College Hill". While many buildings were constructed after the American Civil War
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, the district includes one of the largest collections of antebellum Greek Revival architecture in the U.S. These still exist because William T. Sherman
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bypassed Macon in his March to the Sea.
Historic Macon Foundation
Th
Historic Macon Foundation
revitalizes communities by preserving architecture and sharing history. The foundation won the 2018 Trustees Award for Organizational Excellence from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
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. In 2019 the Foundation held a community meeting to kick off discussion for the Scenic Preservation Index to identify priority places for preservation.[Jenna Eason]
Historic Macon Wants Your Help Identifying Places That Are Worth Saving.
''The Telegraph''. September 26, 2019.
Contributing buildings
The historic district includes 34 buildings that are separately listed on the National Register:
# Judge Clifford Anderson House
# Captain R.J. Anderson House
# Ambrose Baber House
# Thomas C. Burke House
# Cannonball House
# Christ Episcopal Church
# Cowles House
# Dasher-Stevens House
# Domingos House
# Emerson-Holmes Building
# First Presbyterian Church
# Goodall House (now demolished)
# Grand Opera House
# Green-Poe House
# Hatcher-Groover-Schwartz House
#Holt–Peeler–Snow House
The Thaddeus Goode Holt Peeler House, also known as the Holt–Peeler–Snow House, is a historic residence in Macon, Georgia, located at 1129 Georgia Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.
The three ...
# Johnston-Hay House
# Sidney Lanier Cottage
# Lassiter House
# W. G. Lee Alumni House
# Mercer University Administration Building
# Militia Headquarters Building
# Monroe Street Apartments
# Municipal Auditorium (Macon, Georgia)
# Munroe-Dunlap-Snow House
# Old Macon Library
#Old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (Macon, Georgia)
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#Raines-Carmichael House
The Carmichael House, known also as Raines-Carmichael House, Raines-Miller-Carmichael House or Cadwalader Raines House, is a Greek Revival mansion at 1183 Georgia Avenue in Macon, Georgia, United States. Built in 1848, the house is a nationall ...
# Randolph-Whittle House
# Rock Rogers House
# Slate House
# Solomon-Curd House
# St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Macon, Georgia)
# Willingham-Hill-O'Neal Cottage
Other selected properties include:
* Wells-Hurley-Massey House (1891), with a mansard roof
Architects involved include:[
*]Elam Alexander
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* James B. Ayres
*Elias Carter
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*U.S. Treasury
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...
* William Elliot Dunwody, IV
* Dennis and Dennis
* Curran R. Ellis
* Swarthout, Edgerton (or Edgerton Swarthout?)
* Dunwody and Oliphant
*Neel Reid
Joseph Neel Reid (October 23, 1885 – February 14, 1926), also referred to as Neel Reid, was a prominent architect in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 20th century as a partner in his firm Hentz, Reid and Adler.
Early life
Reid was born in Jackso ...
* Alfred Fellheimer
* Gurdon P. Randall
* Alexander Blair
* Jere Fuss
* A. Sidney Brown
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[ including maps pages 43-47, with (see photo captions pages 36-42 of text document)]
Photos
See also
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References
External links
{{National Register of Historic Places
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Victorian architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures completed in 1830
National Register of Historic Places in Bibb County, Georgia