{"nrhp_refnum":"04000627","name":"Williams, Luther, Field","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"225 Willie Smokey Glover Blvd., Central City Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macon","county":"Bibb County","state":"GA","lat":32.82901175400008,"lon":-83.61394588699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation","Black","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A minor league baseball park in Central City Park, Macon, Georgia, consisting of a grandstand, a ticket office and a playing field, built in 1929 and designed by architect Curran Ellis.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the oldest baseball park in Georgia and an early, intact example of a poured concrete and steel truss grandstand with a notable ticket office and triple-arch entry. It is also significant for social history and Black ethnic heritage, as the site of the first game in Georgia played with an integrated team in 1949 and for its segregated seating areas.","narrative":"Luther Williams Field is a baseball park in Macon's Central City Park, built in 1929 to designs by Curran Ellis. It has hosted minor league baseball ever since and is described as the oldest baseball park in Georgia. The complex includes a concrete and steel grandstand with locker rooms, offices and concessions beneath the seats, a small brick ticket office with an arched walk-through, and the playing field. Steel roof trusses, monumental brick archways and the original press box location survive, though the roof, seats and field dimensions have changed. The park is valued as an early example of poured concrete and steel truss stadium construction with an ornamental triple-arch entry. It also holds a place in civil rights era history. In 1949 it hosted the first game in Georgia played with an integrated team, when the Brooklyn Dodgers visited, and its separate seating areas reflect the segregation of the period. The significant years run from 1929 to 1956.","period_of_significance":"1929-1956","architect_builder":"Curran Ellis, architect; Watson Walker, engineer","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a sports facility and home to minor league baseball; the roof, seats and locker rooms have been replaced or upgraded over time.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.235813-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/04000627.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000627/65cdb7c16d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000627/65cdb7c16d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Macondude at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LuWilMac.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Macondude at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LuWilMac.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207113","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Williams_Field","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6705660"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bibb-county/williams-luther-field-04000627/"}