{"nrhp_refnum":"71000263","name":"Munroe-Dunlap-Snow House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"920 High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macon","county":"Bibb County","state":"GA","lat":32.83681236600006,"lon":-83.63624044699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-07-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Victorian-style cottage at 920 High Street in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, built about 1857 by Nathaniel Campbell Munroe across from the birthplace cottage of poet Sidney Lanier.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Macon's early leading citizens who lived on High Street. Its builder, N. C. Munroe, held roles in civic, railroad, manufacturing and church life. Later owners included Captain Samuel S. Dunlap, a Confederate cavalry organizer who opened Macon's first hardware store, and the house was linked to the family of locomotive engineer Peter J. Bracken.","narrative":"Built about 1857 by Nathaniel Campbell Munroe, this small Victorian cottage at 920 High Street in Macon began as a five-room house with a wide central hall and a front stoop with gingerbread trim. It faces the cottage where poet Sidney Lanier was born in 1842. Early High Street owners were mayors, legislators, doctors, financiers and railroad builders who helped shape Macon. Munroe served on the Board of Health, directed the Macon and Western Railroad and Macon Manufacturing Company, and supported Christ Church and the Georgia Academy for the Blind. After he sold the property in 1862, most owners rented it out until 1930. Captain Samuel S. Dunlap, who organized the Bibb County Cavalry and opened Macon's first hardware store in 1866, was one owner. In 1903 relatives of engineer Peter J. Bracken lived here. Later additions include porch wings and a rear shed-roofed section, while hand-poured window glass and Adams-style mantels remain.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (c. 1857)","architect_builder":"Nathaniel Campbell Munroe (builder/original owner)","architectural_style":"Victorian cottage with classical moldings and Adams-style mantels","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, occupied as a private residence, with some alterations and additions 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 02:55:40.802782-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/71000263.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000263/d98ccf75df-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000263/d98ccf75df-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Timkemp","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munroe-Dunlap-Snow_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Timkemp</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:Munroe-Dunlap-Snow_House.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/93207065","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munroe%E2%80%93Dunlap%E2%80%93Snow_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29094071"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bibb-county/munroe-dunlap-snow-house-71000263/"}