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| Macon |
City
Auditorium - Cherry &
First St.
Built 1925 and restored 1978. World's largest copper dome. Painting depicting the leading
characters in the area's history across the proscenium which measures 10 feet wide, 60
feet long. Fully accessible. |
| Fort
Benjamin Hawkins -
Reconstructed blockhouse of the style built when the federal government established the
first modern settlement here in 1806. |
Grand Opera House - 651 Mulberry St. Mon -
Fri: 10 am -
12 pm and 2 pm Tours
Built in 1884 and restored in 1970. One of the largest stages in the U.S. Limited access:
tours limited to first level, restrooms not accessible and no designated disabled parking. |
| U.S. Federal Building Post Office - 451 College Street - Murals by George
Beattie depict the history of that era. |
| Garden Center Headquarters of
Federal Garden Club of Macon, Inc.. - 730 College St. - Monday - Friday: 9 am - 1 pm tours. 1907 Neel
Reid design. |
| Old Cannonball House and
Confederate Museum - 865
Mulberry Street. Tue - Fri: 10 am - 1 pm & 2 - 4 pm, and Sat/Sun: 1:30 - 4:30
PM - 1853 Green Revival. Struck by cannonball during federal attack in 1864.
Restored. Confederate Museum. |
Hay House/Georgia Trust for
Historic Preservation -
934 Georgia Ave. Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm and Sun 1 - 4:30 pm
Built 1855-1859. Italian Renaissance, 18,000 square feet, 24 rooms, priceless furnishings,
secret room and 18 hand-carved marble mantels and exquisite plaster cornices. |
| Kingfish Cabin - 4182 Forsyth Road. - Dwelling and
workshop for author Harry Stillwell Edwards. |
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Sidney Lanier Cottage - 935 High Street. Mon - Fri: 9 am - 1
pm and 2 - 4 pm, and Sat: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
1840 Victorian cottage with period furnishings and memorabilia of Sidney Lanier, Georgia
poet for whom Lake Lanier Islands are named. Tours and museum shop, admission charge. |
| Woodruff House - Bond Street - 1836 Greek Revival
mansion overlooking Macon. Restored by Mercer University. |
Sidney's Old South Historic Tours - Mon - Sat: 10 am & 2 pm.
Originating at the Macon-Bibb County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, 200 Cherry Street.
Journey into Macon's Antebellum past and present. Specially scheduled tours. |
| Madison |
Heritage
Hall - 277 S. Main
Street - Daily: 10 am - 4:30 pm - March - November
1825 Green Revival home of Morgan County Historical Society. |
Historic
District - Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 5 pm
Walking tour of large National Historic District with over 100 structures. Brochure and
tape available at Chamber of Commerce. |
Morgan County Courthouse - Downtown, Monday - Friday
Built in 1905 and featured in a centerfold of an issue of Life Magazine depicting
courthouses in the south. |
Advent Episcopal Church - 338 Academy Street
Built in 1842. The wrought iron chandeliers predate the building. The slave gallery is
used to house the organ and choir. Open daily. |
Madison Baptist Church - 328 S. Main Street
Built in 1838 with bricks made by hand by slaves on the John Byne Walker Plantation. Lore
has it that Union Soldiers stabled horses in basement in 1864. |
Presbyterian Church - S. Main Street
Built in 1842 in Old English style. Tiffany windows and a silver communion service which
was stolen during the War Between the States and later returned by federal orders is still
used today. |
The Historic Town That Sherman
Refused to Burn
Madison has a large collection of privately owned Antebellum and Victorian period homes,
many of which are shown during tours in May and December. |
Cornelius Vason House - 549 Old Post Road
1800's. One of the oldest structures in Madison. Used as a stagecoach inn on route between
Charleston and New Orleans when Madison was described as the "wealthiest and most
aristocratic town" between the two cities. On driving tour. Private home tours,
Saturday through Monday. |
| McDonald |
| Courthouse Square - Built in 1897 and restored in 1981, restoration in progress on
Jail Museum. Walking tour brochure available at Chamber of Commerce. |
Old Post Office C.D. - Polk Annex, 34 Covington Street on the Square
Completed in 1940, one of the last depression era public works projects inaugurated by
President D. Roosevelt. Features mural telling story of cotton in the South by French
artist Jean Charlot, who later became art director of Guggenheim Institute in New York
City. |
Shingle Roof Campground - Hwy. 155, 3 miles north of city
Religious meetings as early as 1830. 100 acre Methodist camp became training ground for
Confederate soldiers in 1861. |
Turner Hunt Clements Cabin - Hwy. 20, just east of the city.
Built in 1832 with wooden pegs. One of the oldest structures in Henry County. |
| Milledgeville |
| Capital of Georgia 1804-1868 |
Marlor House - 200 N. Wayne Street
Built in 1830; headquarters for Allied Arts. Rotating exhibits; group tours welcome. |
| Museum and Archives of Georgia
Education - 131 S. Clark
Street, across from Old Governor's Mansion - Mon - Fri: 12 - 5 pm. Group tours
welcome.
Built in 1900. Photographs and memorabilia of the Georgia education systems. |
| Old Governor's Mansion - 120 S. Clark Street. Tue - Sat: 10 am - 5
pm and Sun: 2 - 5 pm. Tour inclusive on Trolley. Home of 10 Georgia governors. Built in
1838 in Greek Revival style. Restored in 1967. |
| Old State Museum - 201 E. Greene Street - Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5
pm (only open during the school season) Milledgeville was laid out in 1803 as the State capital and today retains its original
plan of parallel streets. This structure, used as the State Capitol Building from
1807-1868, has been rebuilt and is part of the Georgia Military College. |
Roe-Harper-Specht House - Corrall Road off 441 North
1800 split timber cabin in peaceful country setting. Available for tours, groups and
catered meals. |
Stetson-Sanford House - W. Hancock. Available on Trolley Tours
Built in 1812. Received nationwide acclaim for architectural design and beauty of
workmanship. |
| Trolley Tours - Historic District. Originate at Milledgeville
Tourism and Trade, 200 W. Hancock Street. Public tours Tue and Fri 10 am, group tours by
appointment other days. Step-on guides available. |
| Monroe |
| Historic
District - Nine historic
districts on National Register plus five individual sites including the city and county
jails. |
| Davis Edwards House - Built in 1845 and restored in 1981. Mystery
room featured in the children's book, "Uncle Robert's secret", by
Wylley Folk St.
John. |
Kilgore's Mill Covered Bridge - On Walton-Barrow county lines.
Built in 1892. 100 foot spans of Apallachee River. No supports in the river. Lattice type
truss design. |
McDaniel/Walker Homes - McDaniel Street
Homes of two former Georgia governors, face each other. Confederate Major Henry Dickerson
McDaniel, Governor 1883-86 and Clifford M. Walker, 1923-27, occupied these brick
residences. |
| Oxford |
| Historic
District - Historic District
includes Antebellum homes, Oxford College, Confederate cemetery and Methodist Church.
Built in 1841, recently restored. |
| Oxford
College at Emory University -
Built in 1839, a beautiful campus that boasts many fine examples of architecture. Oxford
was the original location of Emory University. |
| Watkinsville |
Akridge
Cemetery - U.S. 441 one mile
south of the Bishop Community.
This is the burial place of John Andrew, A Revolutionary Soldier, and first native born
Georgian itinerant Methodist minister. He was the father of Bishop James Osgood Andres,
who owned a slave named "Kitty", which fact reputedly caused the North-South
division of the Methodist Church in 1844. |
| Antioch Christian Church - 1100 Antioch Church Road off Hwy. 15. Established in
1822, the oldest Christian Church in the state of Georgia. |
Eagle Tavern Welcome Center - U.S. 441 downtown. Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm
and Sun: 1-5 pm
Early Georgia stage stop and store. Late 1700's furnishings. |
Elder Mill Covered Bridge - Hwy. 15 at Rose Creek
Built in 1800, one of the last such bridges in use on a public road. |
Mockingbird Forge - U.S. 441 at the Farmington community.
Restored in 1900, depot now houses local artists, blacksmith, glass blower, potter and
woodworker. Hours vary. |
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