{"nrhp_refnum":"14000269","name":"Shirley Hills Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)","other_names":["Shirley Hills Addition","Shirley Hills Annex"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Boulevard Ave., Woodland Dr., Waveland Cir., Nottingham, Briarcliff & Upper River Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macon","county":"Bibb County","state":"GA","lat":32.866441000000066,"lon":-83.6320301111574,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2014-05-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A planned early 20th-century residential subdivision of about 275 acres in northeast Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, developed from 1922 on land from the estate of Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon. It includes 85 contributing buildings, two parks and the subdivision plan.","why_significant":"The form argues it is the first and largest picturesquely planned subdivision in Macon and nearly unique in Georgia, laid out in the Olmsted tradition with winding streets, large lots, parks and naturalistic landscaping. It is also significant for a fine collection of period-revival houses designed by prominent Macon architects. It qualifies under Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Shirley Hills is a residential subdivision in northeast Macon, about a mile from downtown, with the Ocmulgee River as its western edge. Development began in 1922 on land from the estate of Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon and continued through 1941. The plan was prepared by John Leon Hoffman's planning firm in the Olmsted tradition of picturesque design. Streets wind along the hilly terrain, lots are large and wooded, and two parks, Jackson Spring Park and Andrew Jackson Park, were set aside. Restrictive covenants controlled setbacks, house siting and minimum value. The houses show many period styles, including Georgian Revival, Neoclassical Revival, English Vernacular Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival, with work by Macon architects W. Elliott Dunwody, Ellamae Ellis League and Dennis and Dennis. The district was recognized as the first and largest picturesquely planned subdivision in Macon and nearly unique in Georgia, and for its architecture.","period_of_significance":"1922-1941","architect_builder":"Dunwody, W. Elliott, IV; League, Ellamae Ellis; Dennis & Dennis; Hoffman, John Leon","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Italian Renaissance, French Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Historic and current functions are both single-family dwellings and parks; the district remains in residential use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:44.438735-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/89001093.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/14000269/6c99e3558b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/14000269/6c99e3558b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1725_Waverland_Circle.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Blastoids</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1725_Waverland_Circle.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Hills_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30622745"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bibb-county/shirley-hills-historic-district-boundary-increase-and-additional-documentation-14000269/"}