Macon Historic District matkavinkit

Macon

One of Georgia’s most distinguished structures, the Johnston-Felton-Hay House in Macon was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. It was built from 1855 to 1859 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, a marked contrast to the more restrained Greek Revival architecture of the antebellum period. The 18,000-square-foot mansion spans four levels and is crowned by a three-story cupola. Commissioned by imaginative owners and constructed by the most skillful workers of the time, its technological amenities were unsurpassed in the mid-19th century: hot and cold running water, central heat, a speaker-tube system, in-house kitchen and an elaborate ventilation system. Only two families lived in Hay House over three generations. Most of the museum’s furnishings date from the Hay family’s occupancy (1926-1962). A few pieces are from the Johnston family (1860-1896), most notably the Eastlake-style dining room suite. The most important piece in the collection may be the 1857 marble statue, "Ruth Gleaning," by American expatriate sculptor Randolph Rogers. The Johnstons William Butler Johnston was no typical nineteenth-century Southerner. He obtained his substantial wealth through investments in banking, railroads and public utilities rather than from the agrarian cotton economy. In 1851, he married Anne Clark Tracy, 20 years his junior, and the two embarked on an extended honeymoon in Europe. During their trip, the Johnston's visited hundreds of museums, historic sites and art studios. They collected fine porcelains, sculptures and paintings as mementos of their Grand Tour. The Johnston's were inspired by the Italian architecture they observed and, upon their return to America, constructed a monumental Italian Renaissance Revival mansion in Macon. The Feltons Completed in 1859 and called the "Palace of the South," the residence was decorated and furnished in accordance with wealth and good taste. It became a beloved home for the Johnston's, their daughters and their extended family. After the death of Mrs. Johnston in 1896, daughter Mary Ellen and her husband William H. Felton lived in the house. They remodeled and redecorated parts of the house, updated the plumbing and added electricity. The Hays After the deaths of Judge and Ms. Felton in 1926, Felton heirs sold the house to Parks Lee Hay, founder of the Banker's Health & Life Insurance Company. The Hays substantially redecorated the house to reflect the changing character of twentieth-century living, and the house at 934 Georgia Avenue continued to be recognized as a local landmark for gracious living during the Hay ownership. After Mrs. Hay's death in 1962, her heirs established the P.L. Hay Foundation and operated the house as a private house museum. In 1977, ownership of the house was formally transferred to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. The house has been operated by the Trust since that time and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
One of Georgia’s most distinguished structures, the Johnston-Felton-Hay House in Macon was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. It was built from 1855 to 1859 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style, a marked contrast to the more restrained Greek Revival architecture of the antebellum period. The 18,000-square-foot mansion spans four levels and is crowned by a three-story cupola. Commissioned by imaginative owners and constructed by the most skillful workers of the time, its technological amenities were unsurpassed in the mid-19th century: hot and cold running water, central heat, a speaker-tube system, in-house kitchen and an elaborate ventilation system. Only two families lived in Hay House over three generations. Most of the museum’s furnishings date from the Hay family’s occupancy (1926-1962). A few pieces are from the Johnston family (1860-1896), most notably the Eastlake-style dining room suite. The most important piece in the collection may be the 1857 marble statue, "Ruth Gleaning," by American expatriate sculptor Randolph Rogers. The Johnstons William Butler Johnston was no typical nineteenth-century Southerner. He obtained his substantial wealth through investments in banking, railroads and public utilities rather than from the agrarian cotton economy. In 1851, he married Anne Clark Tracy, 20 years his junior, and the two embarked on an extended honeymoon in Europe. During their trip, the Johnston's visited hundreds of museums, historic sites and art studios. They collected fine porcelains, sculptures and paintings as mementos of their Grand Tour. The Johnston's were inspired by the Italian architecture they observed and, upon their return to America, constructed a monumental Italian Renaissance Revival mansion in Macon. The Feltons Completed in 1859 and called the "Palace of the South," the residence was decorated and furnished in accordance with wealth and good taste. It became a beloved home for the Johnston's, their daughters and their extended family. After the death of Mrs. Johnston in 1896, daughter Mary Ellen and her husband William H. Felton lived in the house. They remodeled and redecorated parts of the house, updated the plumbing and added electricity. The Hays After the deaths of Judge and Ms. Felton in 1926, Felton heirs sold the house to Parks Lee Hay, founder of the Banker's Health & Life Insurance Company. The Hays substantially redecorated the house to reflect the changing character of twentieth-century living, and the house at 934 Georgia Avenue continued to be recognized as a local landmark for gracious living during the Hay ownership. After Mrs. Hay's death in 1962, her heirs established the P.L. Hay Foundation and operated the house as a private house museum. In 1977, ownership of the house was formally transferred to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. The house has been operated by the Trust since that time and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark.
The history of Roman Catholicism in Macon dates to a visit in 1829 by Bishop John England of the Diocese of Charleston and the subsequent migration of Irish Catholic families in the 1830s. In 1841, Macon's Catholics received their first pastor, Father James Graham. A succession of buildings and sites was purchased and used by Macon's Catholics during the nineteenth century, until the construction of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at this location from 1889-1903. This Gothic Revival structure, designed by Brother Cornelius Otten, features a domed cupola, flying buttresses, stained-glass windows from Bavaria, and a high altar of Carrara marble.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House

Suositut vierailukohteet

Harriet Tubman Museum

Tubman Museum

Voit käydä kiertelemässä näyttelyitä kohteessa Tubman Museum, joka on kohteessa Macon sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan kiehtova menneisyys. Kävele jokirannalla tai käy tutkimassa alueen elävää musiikkia.

Tubman Museum
Hay House

Hay House (historiallinen rakennus)

Voit käydä kiertelemässä näyttelyitä kohteessa Hay House (historiallinen rakennus), joka on kohteessa Macon sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan värikäs menneisyys. Kävele jokirannalla tai käy tutkimassa alueen elävää musiikkia.

Hay House (historiallinen rakennus)
Grand Opera House

Grand Opera House

Jos kaipaat kultturelleja kokemuksia, ota suunnaksesi Grand Opera House, joka on kohteessa Macon sijaitseva kuuluisa teatteri. Käy tutkimassa tämän perheystävällisyydestään tunnetun alueen elävää musiikkia ja viihdemahdollisuuksia.

Grand Opera House
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

Voit käydä kiertelemässä näyttelyitä kohteessa Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, joka on kohteessa Macon sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan värikäs menneisyys. Käy tutkimassa alueen elävää musiikkia ja viihdemahdollisuuksia.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Douglass Theater

Douglass-teatteri

Jos kaipaat kultturelleja kokemuksia, ota suunnaksesi Douglass-teatteri, joka on kohteessa Macon sijaitseva historiallinen teatteri. Kävele jokirannalla tai käy tutkimassa alueen elävää musiikkia.

Douglass-teatteri
Cannonball House

Cannonball House (museo)

Voit käydä kiertelemässä näyttelyitä kohteessa Cannonball House (museo), joka on kohteessa Macon sijaitseva museo ja jolla on takanaan kiehtova menneisyys. Kävele jokirannalla tai käy tutkimassa alueen elävää musiikkia.

Cannonball House (museo)

Macon Historic District: Suosituimmat hotellit

Hotel Forty Five, Macon, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Hotel Forty Five, Macon, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

4 out of 5
401 COTTON AVENUE Macon GA
Hinta on 169 € per yö ajalle 15.2. viiva 16.2.
169 €
15.2.–16.2.
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Yövy tässä hotellissa kohteessa Macon. Nauti ilmaisesta Wi-Fi-yhteydestä, valet-pysäköinnistä (lisämaksusta) ja ympäri vuorokauden auki olevasta vastaanotosta. ...
9/10 Wonderful! (269 arvostelua)
Room was clean and nice but the A/C made a terrible noise when running and there was no way to keep temp constant.

Arvosteltu 18.1.2026

Hotel Forty Five, Macon, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
1842 Inn

1842 Inn

3.5 out of 5
353 College St Macon GA
Hinta on 140 € per yö ajalle 9.2. viiva 10.2.
140 €
9.2.–10.2.
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Yövy tässä golfin pelaamiseen sopivassa aamiaismajoituksessa kohteessa Macon. Nauti ilmaisesta aamiaisesta, ilmaisesta Wi-Fi-yhteydestä ja ilmaisesta pysäköinnistä. ...
9,6/10 Exceptional! (676 arvostelua)
Room was very nice. Staff was very friendly. The breakfast was excellent beyond expectations.

Arvosteltu 2.2.2026

1842 Inn
The Woodward Hotel

The Woodward Hotel

2 out of 5
350 2nd St Macon GA
Yövy tässä hotellissa kohteessa Macon. Nauti ilmaisesta Wi-Fi-yhteydestä, ilmaisesta pysäköinnistä ja kaapelitelevisiosta. Lähellä sijaitsevat Otis Redding Foundation ...
9/10 Wonderful! (190 arvostelua)
The location and the hotel was amazing. The only bad part is that they have no elevators so if you have any back issues or have any kind of injury, you can’t go up the stairs and down the stairs with your luggage.

Arvosteltu 23.1.2026

Hae hinnat
The Woodward Hotel
Well Equipped Clean Comfy Downtown APT with Parking

Well Equipped Clean Comfy Downtown APT with Parking

Macon GA
Hinta on 133 € per yö ajalle 10.2. viiva 11.2.
133 €
10.2.–11.2.
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Yövy tässä huoneistossa kohteessa Macon. Nauti ilmaisesta aamiaisesta, ilmaisesta Wi-Fi-yhteydestä ja pyykinpesutiloista. Lähellä sijaitsevat Sidney Lanier Cottage ...
10/10 Exceptional! (108 arvostelua)
Wonderful space and neighborhood. We walked everywhere. There is private off street parking. The host is very responsive. We will stay here again.

Arvosteltu 3.1.2026

Well Equipped Clean Comfy Downtown APT with Parking
Best Western Riverside Inn

Best Western Riverside Inn

2.5 out of 5
2400 Riverside Dr Macon GA
Hinta on 79 € per yö ajalle 9.2. viiva 10.2.
79 €
9.2.–10.2.
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Yövy tässä liikematkustukseen soveltuvassa hotellissa kohteessa Macon. Nauti ilmaisesta aamiaisesta, ilmaisesta Wi-Fi-yhteydestä ja ilmaisesta pysäköinnistä. ...
8,4/10 Very Good! (1 415 arvostelua)
The room was nice & clean. The room was equipped with everything I needed. I stayed for two nights. It was quiet & peaceful.

Arvosteltu 3.2.2026

Best Western Riverside Inn
Wingate by Wyndham Macon I-75

Wingate by Wyndham Macon I-75

2.5 out of 5
100 Northcrest Blvd Macon GA
Hinta on 80 € per yö ajalle 22.2. viiva 23.2.
80 €
22.2.–23.2.
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Yövy tässä liikematkustukseen soveltuvassa hotellissa kohteessa Macon. Nauti ilmaisesta aamiaisesta, ilmaisesta pysäköinnistä ja ulkouima-altaasta. Asiakkaamme ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1 038 arvostelua)
Clean room, staff, amenities were all in place.

Arvosteltu 2.2.2026

Wingate by Wyndham Macon I-75
Näytä kaikki 384 majoituspaikkaa kohteessa Macon Historic District
Alin löytämämme hinta viimeisten 24 tunnin aikana 1 yölle ja 2 aikuiselle. Hinnat ja saatavuus voivat muuttua. Muita ehtoja saatetaan soveltaa.

Macon Historic District: Muita alueita lähistöllä

College Hill

College Hill

Hay House (historiallinen rakennus) ja Ocmulgee Heritage Trail ovat näkemisen arvoisia kohteessa College Hill vieraillessasi.

College Hill
Pleasant Hillin historiallinen alue

Pleasant Hillin historiallinen alue

Kohteessa Pleasant Hillin historiallinen alue vieraillessasi The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House ja Hay House (historiallinen rakennus) ovat joitain lähiseudun mielenkiintoisia kohteita.

Pleasant Hillin historiallinen alue
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Tindall Heightsin historiallinen alue

Vaikka Tindall Heightsin historiallinen alue ei tarjoa mitään huippunähtävyyksiä, voit tutustua lähiseutuun, jonka nähtävyyksiin kuuluu Tubman Museum ja Hay House (historiallinen rakennus).

Tindall Heightsin historiallinen alue
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East Macon Historic District

Vaikka East Macon Historic District ei tarjoa mitään huippunähtävyyksiä, lähellä sijaitsevat Macon Coliseum (monitoimiareena) ja Ocmulgeen kansallismonumentti ovat vierailun arvoisia.

East Macon Historic District
The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House featuring interior views and a house

Vinevillen historiallinen alue

Vaikka Vinevillen historiallinen alue ei tarjoa mitään kuuluisia nähtävyyksiä, The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House ja Hay House (historiallinen rakennus) ovat kaksi lähiseudulla olevaa kiinnostavaa kohdetta.

Vinevillen historiallinen alue
North Highlandsin historiallinen alue

North Highlandsin historiallinen alue

Jos etsit mielenkiintoisia nähtävyyksiä ja aktiviteetteja kohteessa North Highlandsin historiallinen alue ja sen lähiseudulla, Macon Coliseum (monitoimiareena) ja Hay House (historiallinen rakennus) ovat vierailun arvoisia.

North Highlandsin historiallinen alue

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