Pleasant Hill Historic District (Macon, Georgia)
Pleasant Hill Historic District | |
 Houses on Walnut Street | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Sheridan Ave. and Schofield St., Madison, Jefferson and Ferguson, and Galliard Sts. Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Mixed styles |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001130 |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1996[1] |
The Pleasant Hill Historic District is a historic neighborhood in Macon, Georgia, and has been known as an African American community.[2] It is bound by Madison Street, north of Vineville Avenue, east of Rogers Avenue, and south of Neal Avenue.[2]
The Pleasant Hill Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 22, 1996.[1][3] It overlaps with part of the Macon Historic District, which is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4][5]
History
[edit]The neighborhood is historically an African American community and was home to prominent members of that community. The area is bisected by I-75, an interstate.[4] Many of the houses and buildings were created between 1870 and 1936.[4] The area features Queen Anne style, Neoclassical style, and Craftsman style cottages, as well as “shotgun” style houses.[4]
Notable buildings in the district include Linwood Cemetery established in 1894, the L. H. Williams Elementary School, and St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. The Booker T. Washington Center is a community center in Pleasant Hill.[6]
Beda-Etta College was located in the neighborhood between 1921 and 1955.[7] The Vanishing Georgia collection at the Georgia Archives have a 1924 photograph of a May Day celebration at a playground in Pleasant Hill.[8]
Notable residents
[edit]U.S. Congressman Jefferson F. Long was from Pleasant Hill,[9] and the Jefferson Long Park was established in the area to honor him.[10]
Little Richard grew up on the edge of the area.[7][11] Other residents of the area who gained prominence included civil rights advocate and local politician, William P. Randall; visual artist, Henry W. Lucas; musical artist, Rev. Pearly Brown; entertainer, Lena Horne; and educator, Dr. Robert Williams.[11]
Architect Louis Persley is buried at Linwood Cemetery in Pleasant Hill.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Hill Historic District". National Park Service. May 22, 1996. Retrieved January 11, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b African American Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. 1995-07-13. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-471-14345-1.
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- ^ a b c d "Macon's Historic Districts — Historic Macon Foundation". Historic Macon Foundation.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Macon Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. June 27, 1995. Retrieved January 11, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Eason, Jenna. "Macon's Historic Pleasant Hill Community Center Reopens After Nearly 5 Years". Georgia Public Broadcasting.
- ^ a b "African American Heritage in Macon, GA". Maconga.org[better source needed].
- ^ "Macon, 1924. May Day celebration at Pleasant Hill playground, one of two African-American playgrounds in African-American neighborhood". Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Archives, University System of Georgia.
- ^ S, Jeanne Herring Ed (September 18, 2012). Macon, Georgia. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439627709 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Black History Month: Jefferson Long, Georgia's first black congressman, was from Macon". WMAZ. February 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Allman-Badwin, Lysa (2015-04-23). "More to Macon than meets the eye". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "A Macon street bears his name, but you don't know his story". Historic Macon Foundation.
External links
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