example of a Folk Victorian-style home.
Located near the Mill Hill Community
Arts Center, its most immediate threat
comes from development pressure.
e home was added to the National
Register of Historic Places in 1974 and is
part of the East Macon Historic District.
At one time, there was a plan to build a
gas station on the lot and tear down two
other houses. Historic Macon continues
conversations with the owner to try to
negotiate a bargain sale.
COALING TOWER,
989 SEVENTH ST.
is unique structure was used as a
coal chute until 1965, when its current
owner, Transco Railway, bought the tract
that it sits on. e site, located in the
county's Industrial District, is now used
for rail car repairs.
Built in 1910 for the Central of Georgia
Railroad, the Coaling Tower is a relic
of Macon's booming industrial heritage.
Added to the Fading Five list in 2018, it is
threatened with demolition by neglect.
Historic Macon aims to secure a
conservation easement on the iconic
structure.
BOBBY JONES
PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER,
1389 JEFFERSON ST.
Added to the Fading Five list in 2017,
the building was originally the First
Congregational Church, built in 1917.
e church remained in this building
until 1991, but it was vacant until the
Booker T. Washington Foundation
bought it. e community center has
used the building for everything from a
day care to a dance studio.
Since the structure is deeded to the
Booker T. Washington Center, which
has struggled in recent years, it has been
difficult for a new private owner to
acquire it. e building has been closed
in the last few years for lack of funds to
make necessary repairs. e threat here,
too, is demolition by neglect.
— HISTORIC MACON FOUNDATION
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