{"nrhp_refnum":"72000361","name":"Central City Park Bandstand","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Central City Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macon","county":"Bibb County","state":"GA","lat":32.83328873100004,"lon":-83.61509644099993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A hexagonal, all-wood bandstand with a sheet metal roof in Central City Park, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, erected in 1871 and owned by the City of Macon.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a unique bandstand, one of the few of its kind left in the country, in an oriental version of Victorian style sometimes called Saracenic. It has hosted political, musical and social events since 1871, including a children's levee by Jefferson Davis in 1887 and a speech by William H. Taft in 1909. It also sits within the park that has hosted State Fairs since 1871.","narrative":"Set among large old oak trees in Macon's Central City Park, this bandstand is a hexagonal wooden structure with a sheet metal roof, built in 1871. Its floor sits one story above grade behind an ogee-profile wooden skirt. Square columns support ornamental wood arches and carved brackets, and a small dome crowns the low-pitched roof, with lacy wood fringe at the dome base and roof edge. An 1872 city directory called it a music stand formed as a Chinese pagoda. A state historical commission reviewer likened it to the oriental-flavored Victorian design known as Saracenic. Few bandstands of this kind survive in the country. Over the years it has been the center of band concerts, picnics, barbecues and speeches. Jefferson Davis held a children's levee there in 1887, and William H. Taft spoke there in 1909. The park around it has hosted State Fairs since 1871. The structure was described as well preserved and unaltered.","period_of_significance":"1871","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Oriental version of Victorian style, sometimes called Saracenic; described in 1872 as a Chinese pagoda","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition and unaltered on its original site; used as a park structure and owned by the City of Macon.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.418805-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/72000361.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000361/0a4ebfcf9b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000361/0a4ebfcf9b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blastoids","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_City_Park_Bandstand.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:Central_City_Park_Bandstand.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206990","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_City_Park_Bandstand","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16890160"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bibb-county/central-city-park-bandstand-72000361/"}