Macon Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Also known as: See Also:Macon Historic District
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Why it's listed
This boundary increase covers roughly 103 acres around the existing Macon Historic District in Bibb County, Georgia, with 226 contributing and 49 noncontributing buildings. One section lies between Tattnall Square and Interstate 75, in a former middle-class neighborhood known as Huguenin Heights that grew from the 1880s into the 1910s and was later divided by the interstate. Houses there are mainly Italianate, Queen Anne and Folk Victorian, with Colonial Revival and Craftsman examples from the early twentieth century, and five brick Mercer University gymnasium and dormitory buildings. Smaller additions include houses on Orange Street and a brick church and hospital near Pine Street. The nomination argues that these areas share the architecture, landscaping, street grid and integrity of the original district, and that earlier boundaries missed them. The period of significance is 1823 to 1942. Federal reviewers returned the proposal in 1995 because it also sought to reduce the original district's boundaries.
Significance in brief: The added areas are described as similar in architecture, landscaping, development plan and integrity to the surrounding district. They represent the same areas of significance: architecture, community planning and development, landscape architecture, and education. The form says some areas were apparently left out of the 1974 listing only because of narrowly drawn boundaries.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000233, listed July 27, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Roughly, Adams St. and Linden Ave. S, W and N of Tattnall Sq. and Broadway and Third Sts. between Poplar and Pine Sts., Macon |
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| County | Bibb County |
| Listed | July 27, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000233 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1823-1942 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman, Art Deco (also Italianate, Folk Victorian, Colonial Revival and others in the revised district) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Education, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Reviewers returned the boundary increase in March 1995 because it was paired with a boundary decrease that would remove parts of the original 1974 district. Resubmission was requested as separate documents. |
| Acreage | 91 |
| Within district | Macon Historic District |
| Coordinates | 32.83582, -83.64734 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000233.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q28153341
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.