{"nrhp_refnum":"71000254","name":"Emerson-Holmes Building","other_names":["Brownstone Front"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"566 Mulberry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macon","county":"Bibb County","state":"GA","lat":32.837178960000074,"lon":-83.62738637399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-06-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brownstone office building at 566 Mulberry Street in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, built in 1859 for Dr. George W. Emerson, a dentist from New Hampshire. It is also known as the Brown Stone Front.","why_significant":"The building is notable for its distinctive Italian facade and interior, designed by James B. Ayres and possibly built by the artisans who built the P. L. Hay House. It served as dental offices for over eighty years. It also contributes to the character of Macon's tree-lined Mulberry Street.","narrative":"Built in 1859 on Mulberry Street in Macon, this narrow brownstone building is only twenty-three feet wide and rises three stories. Dr. George W. Emerson, a dentist from New Hampshire, had it constructed as an office, with living quarters on the third floor. James B. Ayres designed the Italian facade and interior, and the work may have been carried out by the artisans who built the P. L. Hay House. Features include a second-floor balcony with an iron balustrade on masonry scroll brackets, a drawing room with a high vaulted ceiling and paneling, walnut stair railings, and a curved stair between the upper floors. Dr. W. P. Holmes and later his son, Dr. W. B. Holmes, continued the dental practice, so the building served as dental offices for more than eighty years. It has changed little since a 1936 survey, apart from a newer street-level stair. It was listed for its architecture and for its contribution to the character of Mulberry Street.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1859)","architect_builder":"Designed by James B. Ayres; possibly built by the artisans who built the P. L. Hay House","architectural_style":"Italian details (Italian facade and interior)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with little change since 1936; the second and third floors were occupied by a ballet studio at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.405369-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/71000254.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000254/287edf0aeb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000254/287edf0aeb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emerson-Holmes_Building_566_Mulberry_St_Macon_Georgia_in_2012.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:Emerson-Holmes_Building_566_Mulberry_St_Macon_Georgia_in_2012.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"74000658","name":"Macon Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/macon-historic-district-74000658/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207012","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson%E2%80%93Holmes_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16891061"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bibb-county/emerson-holmes-building-71000254/"}