For Sale - 1311 Ross St.

The beautiful 1311 Ross St. in Beall's Hill is for sale!

This home was featured at the recent ramble in Beall's Hill hosted by InTown Macon Neighborhood Association. View the flyer (below) for more information or click here.

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View the slideshow below to see pictures of the house.




Contact the agent, Joe Adams, if you are interested in this home.

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Three Historic Homes Moving as Part of College Hill Redevelopment Efforts

Click to view photos of the homes that will be moving

There will be a parade of homes around Tattnall Square Park in October, as three historic homes (pictured above) are relocated from Coleman Avenue to Oglethorpe Street to make room for Phase II of the Lofts at Mercer Village. All three homes are owned by Mercer University and will be restored and sold as part of Historic Macon’s neighborhood revitalization work in Beall’s Hill. The relocation is scheduled for Oct. 8, weather permitting.

The parade will take an impressive feat of coordination and engineering to move the homes, including the temporary relocation of power, cable and telephone lines, as well as the removal of two traffic signals and the construction of a temporary bridge over an existing railroad bridge on Oglethorpe Street that would not be able to withstand the weight of the homes that will be perched atop massive steel beams to for the move. The homes are currently located at 1658, 1674 and 1690 Coleman Ave. and will be relocated to 1035, 1065 and 1071 Oglethorpe St.

The houses will be restored and sold to homeowners. Historic preservation easements will be reserved to ensure that the homes are always owner-occupied preserved. The homes will be placed in the same order with the same distances from the street and between the houses to preserve their relationships with the street and each other.

The homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, were built as part of the planned development of the Huguenin Heights neighborhood. The homes have held the memories and lives of Maconites for more than a century. They will now be restored for a new generation of Maconites to care for, enjoy and pass down for the next generation.

Historic Macon welcomes you to watch the houses move! Don't miss out on the opportunity to witness something this exciting. Feel free to bring a picnic blanket to Tattnall Square Park to see the relocation in action (map below). We will be sure to keep you informed about the move! Check here on our blog or visit our website, Facebook or Twitter for up-to-date information.

To read this article in full with more details, click here.

Map of house move

View Mercer House Move in a larger map

Photos will be posted soon.

Article by Jennifer Mayer and Josh Rogers of Historic Macon and Mark Vanderhoek of Mercer University.

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Beall's Hill Ramble Photos

Saturday's ramble in Beall's Hill hosted by InTown Macon Neighborhood Association was a great success! Thanks to all who attended. View the slideshow below or click here to see photos from the event.

Read more about Historic Macon's work in Beall's Hill here. The beautiful 1311 Ross St. pictured in the slideshow is for sale! Call us at (478) 742-5084 for more information.

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Beall's Hill Ramble this Saturday!

Historic Macon Foundation will host an open house this Saturday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m. at 1311 Ross St. in conjunction with the Beall's Hill Ramble hosted by InTown Macon Neighborhood Association. Other new and rehabilitated historic homes (1212 and 1295 Ross St.) will be open for public tours at the hospitality of their owners. The event celebrates the revitalization of Beall's Hill.

The showing of the fully-staged home at the corner of Ash and Ross streets (1311 Ross St.) is sure to be a highlight of the event. The home was professionally staged by Historic Macon's Preservation Designer Carrie Cameron Robinson. Most of the furnishings as well as the house itself will be for sale at this event. It will be a wonderful opportunity to check out Beall's Hill and meet your potential new neighbors. We look forward to seeing you there! Click here to see a map of houses that will be shown.

Special thanks to the following partners for their help:

• Funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Revolving Fund for Beall's Hill
• Financing from the Historic Hills & Heights Development Corporation Revolving Fund for Beall's Hill (City of Macon, Macon Housing Authority and Mercer University)
• Construction by Whitby, Inc. Construction, Cliffard Whitby, general contractor
• Landscape design and installation by T. Lake Environmental Design, Joy Dyer
• Custom-built cabinetry by Cabinet Concepts, Jim Williams, master carpenter
• Interior and exterior paint by Glidden Professional Paints, Nancy Conner, interior designer
• Stainless steel appliances by Morris Appliance, Lee Skinner, owner
• Furnishings by Bert Maxwell Furniture, Bert Maxwell III and Bert Maxwell IV, owners
• Rugs by Burgess Design Center
• Repurposed items from Historic Macon's 34th Annual Flea Market (sale on October 15)
• Paintings by Joe Adams

We look forward to seeing you in Beall's Hill this weekend!

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34th Annual Flea Market - October 15

Good afternoon, readers!

Mark your calendars because Historic Macon's 34th Annual Flea Market is less than a month away! Don't miss your chance to find hidden treasure at the flea market. Great deals and wonderful items are sure to be combined with a fun atmosphere. The flea market will feature thousands of great items donated by the community and will be open to the public on Saturday, October 15 in Rose's Shopping Center at 668 Shurling Drive from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. All proceeds will support the historic preservation and neighborhood revitalization work of Historic Macon Foundation.

Have items you wish to donate? Drop them off at the back porch of the Sidney Lanier Cottage (935 High St.) anytime! Need some help getting your donation out of the house? Call (478) 742-5084 to arrange a time for us to pick up your items. If you are interested in volunteering, contact us for more information.

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We have arrived!

Welcome to Historic Macon Foundation's new blog!

Historic Macon's vision is to lead Middle Georgia as the premier preservation organization. Our Mission is to advocate for Macon's historic and architectural heritage, to facilitate preservation efforts in our community, and to educate and inspire appreciation for our unique city.

This blog will be an interactive place where we will post updates covering not only Historic Macon and the city of Macon, but we also plan to write about historic preservation news and issues on a regional, national and international scale.

Be sure to check back for updates, and feel free to leave comments on the blog. Please send us an email if you have any story ideas.

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