{"nrhp_refnum":"74000659","name":"McCrary, DeWitt, House","other_names":["A. Peyton Balkcom House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"320 Hydrolia St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Macon","county":"Bibb County","state":"GA","lat":32.84380960000004,"lon":-83.61647293799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-03-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Victorian cottage-style wood-frame house at 320 Hydrolia Street in East Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, built about 1878 by the father of DeWitt McCrary. It stands east of the Ocmulgee River near the site of old Fort Hawkins.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant for its Victorian architecture, its prominent location at Main and Hydrolia Streets, and the standing of its owner and occupants. It is called probably the most outstanding building still standing in the area where Macon began. DeWitt McCrary was a well-known druggist and East Macon city councilman.","narrative":"Built about 1878 by the father of DeWitt McCrary, this white-painted wood-frame house at 320 Hydrolia Street in East Macon is described as an exceptional example of the Victorian cottage style common in the area in the middle to late 19th century. A balustraded porch with turned columns, moulded capitals and sawn scrollwork brackets wraps about three-fourths of the house. The steeply pitched hipped roof has a flat deck flanked by corbeled brick chimneys, and the cornice features elongated dentils and paired brackets. Inside, a center hall runs through the square main floor, and original features include a mirrored mantel, heart pine floors and closets built like furniture. The house sits near old Fort Hawkins, east of the Ocmulgee River, where Macon had its beginnings. McCrary ran a drugstore on Main Street and served on the city council for East Macon, and the house became a local showplace.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (c.1878)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian Cottage","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, unaltered on its original site, and used as a private residence; the exterior has been faithfully maintained.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:39.957346-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/74000659.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000659/706e388383-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000659/706e388383-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Timkemp","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeWitt_McCrary_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:DeWitt_McCrary_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93000281","name":"East Macon Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/east-macon-historic-district-93000281/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207053","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134131508"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/bibb-county/mccrary-dewitt-house-74000659/"}