National Register of Historic Places - Georgia (GA), Bibb County

Bibb County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ocmulgee National Monument, Cherokee Brick and Tile Company, Macon Historic District, Macon Railroad Industrial District and Pleasant Hill Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mississipian and Lower Creek dating back to 1000.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bibb County places including Walker & Weeks, W. Elliott Dunwoody, Dunwody,W. Elliott,IV, Zack Williams, Frank R. Happ, N.J. Pascullis and Vineville Improvement Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Bibb Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Cherokee Brick and Tile Company (added 2002 - - #02000338)

Also known as Cherokee Brick Company

3250 Waterville Rd. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunwoody, W. Elliott

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Rail-Related, Water Works

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Rail-Related

Cherokee Heights District (added 1982 - - #82002385)

Pio Nono, Napier, Inverness, and Suwanee Aves. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vineville Improvement Co.

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

East Macon Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000281)

Also known as See Also:McCrary, DeWitt, House

Roughly bounded by Emery Hwy., Coliseum Dr., and Clinton, Fletcher and Fairview Sts. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Fort Hill Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000313)

Also known as East Macon;Fort Hawkins Archeological Site

Roughly bounded by Emery Hwy., Second St. Ext., Mitchell and Morrow Sts. and Schaeffer Pl. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Black, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Georgia Industrial Home (added 2019 - - #100004743)

4690 North Mumford Rd., Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Happ, Frank R., Pascullis, N.J.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1899-1969 AD

Ingleside Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000231)

Macon, Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Other

Period of Significance:

1888-1969 AD

Macon Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000658)

Also known as See Also:Holt-Peeler-Snow House;Municipal Auditorium;First P

Roughly bounded by Riverside Dr., Broadway, Elm, and I-75 , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Politics/Government, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, College, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, College, Single Dwelling

Macon Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1995 - - #95000234)

Also known as See Also:Macon Historic District

Roughly bounded by College Pl., Calhoun and Elm and the CG RR tracks and Monroe, Jefferson, College and Hardeman , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Macon Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1995 - - #95000233)

Also known as See Also:Macon Historic District

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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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, College, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, College, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Macon Railroad Industrial District (added 1987 - - #87000977)

Roughly bounded by Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Sts., Central of Georgia, Southern, and Seaboard RR tracks , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Warehouse

Napier Heights Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005424)

Roughly bounded by Brentwood and Montpelier Aves., Winship St., I 75, Dannenberg Ave., Lasseter Pl., and Whitehall St., Macon

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

North Highlands Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000297)

Roughly bounded by Nottingham Dr., Boulevard and Clinton Rd. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Ocmulgee National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000099)

1207 Emory Hwy., E of Macon , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Social History, Religion, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Architecture, Art, Science

Cultural Affiliation:

Mississipian, Lower Creek

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Fortification, Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

Pleasant Hill Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001130)

Roughly bounded by Sheridan Ave. and Schofield St., Madison, Jefferson and Ferguson, and Galliard Sts. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Williams,Zack

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Shirley Hills Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001093)

Roughly Senate Pl., Parkview Dr., Curry Dr., Briarcliff Rd., Nottingham Dr., and the Ocmulgee River , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunwody,W. Elliott,IV, Et al.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Single Dwelling

Shirley Hills Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) (added 2014 - - #14000269)

Roughly bounded by Boulevard Ave., Woodland Dr., Waveland Cir., Nottingham, Briarcliff & Upper River Rds., Macon

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Tindall Heights Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000587)

Roughly bounded by Broadway, Eisenhower Pkwy., Felton and Nussbaum Aves., Central of Georgia RR tracks and Oglethorpe St, Macon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Vineville Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000974)

Also known as See Also:Small House;Solomon-Smith-Martin House;Munroe-Gools

GA 247 and U.S. 41 , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Wesleyan College Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000242)

4760 Forsyth Rd. , Macon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Walker & Weeks, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Education, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College