Winter 2012 Newsletter

WINTER 2012

MEMBER NEWSLETTER

STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS REPORT Goals for Historic Macon’s growth BEALL’S HILL UPDATE New homeowners spotlight

Above: Corrie and Donald “D.” Merricks in front of their new home in Beall’s Hill—more on page 14.

INGLESIDE DEDICATION Historic Macon working to list Ingleside on the National Register

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT This spring brings us more to celebrate than the cherry blossoms. Historic Macon Foundation, due to your membership and support, will be accomplishing tasks directly related to our mission. This newsletter is a special edition to inform you about our progress towards the 2009 strategic plan goals and to update you on our current activities. Together we are saving historic structures, revitalizing historic neighborhoods, providing education via Sidney Lanier Cottage tours and events, and will be working on a few extra special projects.

One of those special projects will be nominating the Ingleside neighborhood and its unique historic buildings to the National Register of Historic Places. They will be added to Macon’s 6,000-plus historic buildings that are listed on the National Register. Owners of historic buildings in this neighborhood will not face any new regulations, but they will gain access to Georgia’s tax credits for historic preservation. These tax credits can save owners up to 50 percent of the costs of maintaining, upgrading and rehabilitating their buildings. We are currently seeking sponsorships for this nomination process—another $20,000 is needed.

You can help with this project by becoming a sponsor (read more on page 9).

As I write this letter, important historic preservation work is being accomplished that directly benefits our town. The revitalization of Beall’s Hill is a great example of how dramatically historic preservation can improve aesthetics. Did you know that the Knight Foundation’s recently published report found that aesthetics is one of the most important factors that drives civic pride? Right now, five historic buildings in Beall’s Hill are undergoing a complete rehabilitation thanks to your support through membership. Our 2009 strategic plan challenged us to complete at least two rehabilitation projects a year to drive forward progress in Beall’s Hill.

Last year, we completed eleven, exceeding our goal by 5 and a half times!

A good plan is necessary for any nonprofit to set goals, to create a vision for the future and to be accountable to its donors. This newsletter marks the start of the process of creating a new strategic plan. This plan will guide our direction and work for the next three to five years. You, our members, are an integral part of this process. In the coming weeks, you will receive an email link to a survey. It is critical that you take 10–15 minutes to fill out this survey. Without your input as members, we cannot create a plan that meets your expectations. The Board of Trustees and our staff need to know what your dreams are for Historic Macon!

On the topic of dreams, a few owners of historic buildings are about to have their dreams come true as they receive awards at Historic Macon’s Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on the evening of Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Please make plans to attend now! If you know of someone who deserves an award for a great historic preservation project, please send in your nomination via email to awards@historicmacon.org.

So please do these three things for Historic Macon this spring: help sponsor our Ingleside listing project, fill out your email strategic plan survey and attend our annual awards!

See you there!

– Pam Thomasson, Historic Macon Board President www.historicmacon.org

Board of Trustees Executive Committee President Pam Thomasson President Elect Aubrey Newby Secretary Vickie Hertwig Treasurer Felicia Parker Counsel Kay Gerhardt Events Committee Chair Jeane Easom Education/PR Committee Chair Joy Dyer Cottage Committee Chair Alexis Fox Preservation Committee Chair Arthur Howard Membership Committee Chair Aubrey Newby Past President Jeff Logan

Trustees Amy Abel-Kiker Evelyn Adams Alice Bailey Barbara Boyer Dorothy Cook Nancy Brown Cornett Max Crook Walter Elliott Priscilla Esser Phyllis Farmer Betsy Schnell Griffith Chris Howard Muriel Jackson Betty Sweet Ladson Ron Lemon Blake Lisenby Jennifer Taylor Long Willie May Vern McCarty Lois McLain Carole Seegert Lenore Sell Jennifer Simmons Heather Turnbull Patricia Welch Michael Wright

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.

HISTORIC MACON FOUNDATION AT THE SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE 935 High St. Macon, GA 31201 MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 13358 Macon, GA 31208 WEB • www.historicmacon.org PHONE • (478) 742-5084 FAX • (478) 742-2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS Calendar of Events

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Strategic Plan Progress

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Ingleside Dedication

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Photo Reel

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Beall’s Hill Update

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Generous Members

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Recent Projects

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INTERACT WITH US ONLINE www.facebook.com/historicmacon www.twitter.com/historicmacon www.flickr.com/photos/historicmacon www.blogspot.historicmacon.com

STAFF Josh Rogers, Executive Director jrogers@historicmacon.org Janis Haley, Director of Development jhaley@historicmacon.org Jennifer Mayer, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator jmayer@historicmacon.org Carrie Cameron Robinson, Preservation Designer crobinson@historicmacon.org Cantey Ayres, Bookkeeper and Administration cayres@historicmacon.org VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES The new Rose Hill Committee is welcoming new members!

The committee meets on the second Friday of every month at 9:00 a.m. at the Cottage. The committee will be responsible for carrying out the mission of the Friends of Rose Hill by organizing rambles and cleanup days, working with the city on plantings and repairs, and addressing issues in the Master Plan that will be of support to this historic cemetery. Email Janis Haley at jhaley@historicmacon.org to add your name to the committee list.

If you are interested in helping at events, email Jennifer Mayer at jmayer@historicmacon.org.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Performance by the Albany Freedom Singers Tuesday, March 13, 5:30 p.m.

The Douglass Theatre 355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Historic Macon’s Lanier Center for the Literary Arts concludes its Civil War to Civil Rights Sidney’s Salon Series with a performance by the Albany Freedom Singers. Read more on page 10.

Ingleside Dedication Event Sunday, April 22, 5:00 p.m.

Osborne Place Historic Macon is working to get the Ingleside neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Please help us dedicate Ingleside as a historic district by becoming a sponsor. Sponsorships include two tickets to this event and a listing on Ingleside’s historical marker. Read more on page 9.

Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony Tuesday, May 1, 5:30 p.m.

Location TBA Join us for our annual awards ceremony, yearly progress updates and the installation of new Trustees.

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STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS REPORT

BY JENNIFER MAYER | Historic Macon began Phase II of its Strategic Plan in 2009 with the help of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Strategic planning is extremely important to the growth of any organization. In April 2008, Phase I began with research, and its assessment report was used to set long-term goals and clear, tangible work plans for Phase II. The Board of Trustees established five priority goals that followed a two-year strategic plan: Preservation & Preservation Services, Financial & Organizational, Membership, Marketing & Image, and the Sidney Lanier Cottage. The strategic planning process can bring our beloved organization closer to reaching these goals and lead Historic Macon to reach its full potential.

The strategic plan identifies five priority goals, each with various objectives: GOAL ONE | PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES Become recognized as Middle Georgia’s leading preservation organization and a national leader in neighborhood revitalization.

GOAL TWO | FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL Create a solvent, fully funded, fully-staffed organization.

GOAL THREE | MEMBERSHIP Become the organization everyone wants to join.

GOAL FOUR | MARKETING & IMAGE Make Historic Macon a more attractive organization to a broader population.

GOAL FIVE | SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE Promote the legacy of poet and musician Sidney Lanier, and thus to recognize and promote the building’s various national designations.

PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE

MARKETING & IMAGE

Historic Macon has published an architectural styles guide to Macon (below right) and has created strong partnerships with the City of Macon. An educational video series is also in progress.

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

EDUCATE the public and local officials on the economic impacts of preservation:

STRATEGIC PLAN PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

Historic Macon is the leader in preservation in Middle Georgia. In 2010, Historic Macon surpassed every other preservation nonprofit in America by completing the most revolving fund projects. Historic Macon continues to operate the most productive revolving fund, completing 10–15 projects per year. The objectives of this priority goal are as follows:

SAVE endangered structures: Although we lost the Valentine house, Historic Macon has been successful in working to save endangered structures, including partnering with Mercer to relocate three historic homes (right).

We also created a $300,000 line of credit to be used for emergency acquisition and began drafting legislation to prevent “demolition by neglect.” We have been restoring Beall’s Hill homes faster than the City can tear them down.

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MARKETING & IMAGE

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

STRATEGIC PLAN

PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES, continued REVITALIZE and preserve Macon’s historic neighborhoods: Historic Macon began undertaking between 10 and 15 rehabilitation projects per year in Beall’s Hill, exceeding the goal of two per year (below), and has continued work three blocks deeper into Beall’s Hill than in 2009. We have added over 750 properties to the National Register by establishing the Ingleside Historic District and expanding the Shirley Hills Historic District.

EXTEND rehabilitation activities into downtown: Historic Macon established a low-interest façade loan program specifically for the downtown area. We are still working to get money for a true fund for acquisition, rehabilitation and sale.

SERVE as a clearinghouse for preservation in Macon and Middle Georgia: Historic Macon began consulting with private developers and homeowners. We also mentored organizations in Thomasville, Ga., and Winston-Salem, N.C., and led a work session at the National Convening of Revolving Fund directors in Buffalo, N.Y. PROVIDE fee-for-service assistance: Historic Macon’s fee-for-service work has increased from several hundreds of dollars to several thousands of dollars. We have successfully filed more than 35 federal and state applications for historic tax credits.

Above left: The Building on Second Street. This property was donated to Historic Macon and sold for $1 to an owner who will rehabilitate it.

Above right: 1342 Ross St., a recently revitalized home in Beall’s Hill.

Left: 1039 Elm St., another recently revitalized home in Beall’s Hill.

GOAL

ACTUAL

NUMBER OF BEALL’S HILL PROJECTS PER YEAR

www.historicmacon.org

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL

SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE

MARKETING & IMAGE

Historic Macon increased fundraising from grant agencies, secured grants from three foundations for the very first time and received over $400,000 from foundation partners since 2009. No progress has been made toward launching a capital campaign.

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

EXPLORE other foundations and untapped resources:

STRATEGIC PLAN PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

Historic Macon has returned to an operating surplus after five years of operating in the red. The surplus was over $90,000 (more than 20 percent of the operating budget). Investments in revitalization work have more than doubled, and we have nearly doubled cash and cash equivalents on hand, resulting in 33 months of operating expenses in reserve. Program efficiency has increased as well, resulting in over 70 percent of total expenses devoted to mission programs. These changes put the organization on a sustainable financial path, with prospects trending positive.

EXPAND organizational structure: Historic Macon is now fully-staffed for the first time since the recession (four full-time employees and two part-time employees). The number of Patron-level members has doubled since 2009. We also reduced the number and frequency of fundraising events and attached the events to a mission-related purpose.

CREATE a comprehensive development plan: Although there is no comprehensive development plan, Historic Macon Foundation has created a planned giving program with five planned gift donors committed.

APPLY for collaborative grants: Historic Macon began working with Macon Arts Alliance to convert retired cigarette vending machines to vend art.

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MARKETING & IMAGE

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

STRATEGIC PLAN

MEMBERSHIP Historic Macon strives to be a membership-driven organization and aspires to be the organization everyone wants to join. By working towards developing a more diverse membership inclusive of race, age, lifestyle choice and location, offering a beneficial membership, and recruiting more volunteers, Historic Macon has been increasing its membership base and recruiting new members as well as retaining existing members.

INCREASE members to 1,000 and track and release member status: Historic Macon expanded its membership program greatly. We increased the total number of member households by 50 percent to 550 and doubled income from membership by asking members to upgrade one level. We also admit member loss after 60 days past renewal date.

RECRUIT new members through direct appeal and provisional memberships: Historic Macon recruited 171 new member households in the last 12 months and has continued the emphasis on membership as the lifeblood of the organization. Our members volunteered over 2,000 hours of service to the organization in 2010. We began sending weekly eblasts (right) to the membership base and some potential members.

DIVERSIFY membership by targeting minority members living within historic districts: Historic Macon recruited several minority members to the Board of Trustees. Creating concrete strategies for broadening the membership base to include more diverse communities continues to be a goal.

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SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE

MARKETING & IMAGE

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Marketing and public relations functions at Historic Macon are now centralized in a full-time professional position. Thanks to this employee, website traffic has increased, an eblast is sent out consistently, and promotional materials are distributed in a timely manner. Historic Macon has also secured ongoing media partnerships from Cox Communications and The Telegraph, worth over $20,000 each year. The following goals are ways to increase awareness of what the organization does and educate the public on the benefits of historic preservation.

PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

STRATEGIC PLAN

MARKETING & IMAGE

NETWORK through the use of social media sites: Historic Macon’s Facebook page gained 593 Facebook fans and is growing. Our Twitter page gained 361 followers and is also growing. We post status updates, photos and events to Facebook and Twitter more frequently in order to continually engage followers. A Historic Macon blog has also been created.

IMPROVE the website:

BY THE NUMBERS

Historic Macon’s website averaged over 2,000 visits and 7,000 page views per month and is updated frequently with recent news, events and photos. The navigability, visual hierarchy and readability of website content need improvement, so a website refresh is currently in progress.

as of Feb. 21, 2012

FACEBOOK | 593 fans TWITTER | 361 followers FLICKR | 15,000 photostream views WEBSITE | 7,000 page views/month

DISTRIBUTE information to local media entities: Historic Macon distributed press releases announcing news and events to a press list of about 40 local media contacts and placed event information consistently on five local event listing websites. Macon Magazine began running a Historic Macon Update segment in each issue. Interviews on local broadcast news stations have also been arranged to promote our events.

....and constantly growing.

SEND weekly eblasts: Historic Macon sends weekly eblasts (far left) consistently to 1,000 constituents. Our emails have reached average open and click-through rates of 30 percent, well ahead of comparable organizations’ email communications.

SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE

MARKETING & IMAGE

FINANCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP

PRESERVATION & PRESERVATION SERVICES

STRATEGIC PLAN

SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE The Sidney Lanier Cottage promotes the legacy of poet and musician Sidney Lanier (1842–1881) and has national designations as a National Poetry Landmark, Landmark of American Music and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cottage has truly become the educational arm of Historic Macon Foundation.

VIEW the Cottage as an integral part of Historic Macon’s identity: Historic Macon’s headquarters have been moved to the Sidney Lanier Cottage where the staff is now consolidated. Historic Macon committees and Board convene at the Cottage. The Lanier Center for Literary Arts hosts successful Sidney’s Salons monthly.

MAXIMIZE the use of the Cottage as a rental facility: The kitchen has been upgraded with a Garland range, an ice machine, new stainless steel shelving and tables. There is now an ultra-efficient washing machine and clothes dryer for in-house linen services. Cottage rental revenue has doubled to $18,000 per year since 2009. [Continued on page 8]

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SIDNEY LANIER COTTAGE, continued

ENCOURAGE more collaboration with other house museums and the CVB: Historic Macon docents encourage tourists and Cottage visitors to go to the Hay House and Cannonball House nearby for tours. Combination tickets for tours at the Sidney Lanier Cottage, Hay House and Cannonball House are sold at all three locations. The CVB has discontinued sale of house museum tickets.

INFORM visitors of Historic Macon activities: Historic Macon newsletters and event information are on display in the foyer of the Cottage, but we need to inform visitors of Historic Macon activities more consistently.

SUSTAIN the Cottage through grants and foundation support, education programs, museum admissions and endowment returns: Gift shop sales revenue has doubled to $7,000 per year since 2009. Cottage Endowment funds were transferred and consolidated by the Community Foundation of Central Georgia in 2010. New donations and investment performance have increased the value by 20 percent to nearly $100,000. Physical plant of the Cottage has been improved by over $50,000 in foundation grants and interest income from the Cottage Guild. Historic Macon’s summer camp is also being revived.

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INGLESIDE DEDICATION

Above: A clip of an advertisement from the June 10, 1917 issue of The Telegraph that marked the Ingleside neighborhood as “Macon’s Most Beautiful Suburb” and stated that “There is no prettier place than Ingleside.”

BY JOSH ROGERS | Already boasting over six thousand, Macon will soon add many more historic buildings to the ranks listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic Macon Foundation is pleased to announce that we will be nominating the Ingleside neighborhood to the National Register of Historic Places as Macon’s 13th historic district. The area being nominated is roughly bounded

by Vineville Avenue, Forest Hill Road, Overlook Road and Pierce Avenue.

The National Register of Historic Places “is the official Federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture,” according to the National Park Service. Every building in the district that is at least 50 years old will be included on the nomination and will subsequently be listed on the National Register. Property owners will not only be able to install the traditional bronze plaques proclaiming status as a historic building, but they will also be eligible for tax credit programs that can reimburse the expenses for maintaining and renovating their homes and even freeze property tax values. These incentives do not come with any trade-offs; residents will not be subject to any additional restrictions or controls.

The Ingleside neighborhood began under the leadership of developer Louis A. Tharpe in 1917 and was billed as “Macon’s Most Beautiful Suburb,” a moniker the area lives up to today. Lots featured 100 feet of frontage and a 200-foot depth, all located only a 15-minute streetcar ride from offices in downtown Macon. Such architects as Ellamae Ellis League, William F. Oliphant, J. Neel Reid and W. Elliott Dunwody each created one-of-a-kind architectural treasures for the neighborhood. The history of these homes and this neighborhood will now be archived at the national level, honoring these unique historic buildings.

This project was enabled by a grant from the E.J. Grassmann Trust, but local donors will be needed to complete the project. Sponsorships are available from $100 to $2,500. Sponsors will receive two tickets to an exclusive street party on Osborne Place on April 22 with open houses and information about the history of the neighborhood. Sponsors will also be listed according to sponsorship level on a freestanding bronze plaque to be erected in the neighborhood. The front of this plaque will share the history of Ingleside neighborhood, while the back will list all of our sponsors. Please consider donating today to enable this important project to move forward.

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HISTORIC MACON FOUNDATION & THE DOUGLASS THEATRE PRESENT THE ALBANY FREEDOM SINGERS MARCH 13, 2012, 5:30 P.M. THE DOUGLASS THEATRE 355 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD. Historic Macon’s Lanier Center for Literary Arts concludes its Civil War to Civil Rights Sidney’s Salon Series with a performance by the Albany Freedom Singers. Led by original SNCC Freedom Singer Rutha Harris, the singers engage visitors through an oral history presentation filled with dynamic testimony of Albany Movement marches and arrests and narrate the stories with emotionally-charged performances of Freedom Songs.

FREE for Historic Macon members, $5 non-members, $3 students. Call 478.742.5084 or visit historicmacon.org for details. Refreshments will be served.

historic macon photo reel

architectural styles | 11.13.2011

Above: Cake made and donated by Mary Virginia Gage

Above: Judy Hodgens Bryant, left, and Gay Faircloth

Mary Virginia Gage, left, and Phyllis Farmer

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cottage christmas | 12.2.2011

From left: Gene & Claudia Strouss, Bernard Turner, Lois McLain, Alexis Fox, Betty Sweet Ladson, and Sally Heard

patron’s party | 1.12.2012

Above: The beautiful Williford home in Stanislaus

Above: Tricia Burttram, left, and Buck Donnelly

These bake sale goodies helped raise $2,500!

Above: Allyson Aldrich, left, and Jeane Easom

Above: Our gracious hosts. From left, Andrea, Hamp and Lawrence Williford

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historic macon photo reel

Above: Steve Berry signing books at the reception

Above: Barbara Boyer, left, Jim Barfield and Vickie Hertwig at the reception

Above: Steve and Elizabeth Berry

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steve berry | feb 3 & 4, 2012

Above: A full house for Steve’s writers’ workshop

Steve Berry has 12 million books in print in 40 different languages.

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PHOTO BY CECILIA VILLAGOMEZ

BEALL’S HILL UPDATE: HOMEOWNERS SPOTLIGHT

BY CARRIE CAMERON ROBINSON

T

he blue cottage with the bright yellow door that now sits at 1260 Calhoun St. was the collaboration of several months of work with Historic Macon Foundation and new homebuyers Donald “D.” and Corrie Merricks. A Bob Brown designed home became the perfect option for the young family when the extra attic storage and loft space in the floorplans evolved into two more bedrooms, making a perfect size for this young family of four.

Left: The Merricks family in front of their new home.

When the Merricks moved to Macon a year and a half ago, they were living outside of downtown in the Riverside Park neighborhood. D. had taken a position as the new Campus Pastor for the Wesley Foundation at Mercer University, and having moved from Oxford, Mississippi, the Merricks were new to Macon.

As they settled into their new life here, Corrie began teaching part-time at Mercer while finishing her Ph.D. in English from the University of Mississippi. The Merricks began spending a lot of time around Mercer and realized that they wanted to move to Beall’s Hill because of the “proximity to where [their] lives are centered.”

The idea of being able to walk more was appealing to the Merricks.

Historic Macon was able to provide that option with a house that fit all their needs. One factor that was especially important was price. D. said they needed “a house that was big enough for a family but small enough in price that [they] could afford it.” The four bedroom, two bath home came in at just under a $109,000, and since they put the contract on the property at the beginning of the build, the customizing options were readily available.

The kitchen (top right) is Corrie’s favorite room in the house, and after working with Historic Macon on the space, the Merricks were able to get exactly what they wanted. The cottage kitchen is complete with a farmhouse sink, tile backsplash, butcher block counter tops and plenty of painted cabinetry, all within the final budget for the house. At the kitchen sink window, Corrie is able to watch her two boys play in the fenced backyard, an upgrade option that was well worth the money.

When asked if they would recommend living in Beall’s Hill to others, Corrie said, “Absolutely!” The proximity to “the best elementary school, to great neighbors, to being able to walk to places like parks and restaurants” are all available when living in the growing neighborhood. The Merricks feel that just in the short time they have lived in Macon, they have seen a lot of changes and are excited to call Beall’s Hill home. In the 18 months they lived

outside downtown, Corrie said they met one neighbor, but after living in their new home for only a few months, they have met so many neighbors quickly and love living in “a friendly and safe neighborhood.” The blue cottage with the bright yellow door is the perfect place for this young family to raise their two boys and is a wonderful addition to the Beall’s Hill neighborhood.

Special Thanks to our Most Generous Members!

All memberships and donations are as of February 15, 2012.

Historic Macon Club Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Steve Durkee Mr. & Mrs. Mike Dyer Dr. & Mrs. Ken Harper Ms. Sally Murphey Heard Ms. Sara Beth Hertwig Ms. Victoria Hertwig Col. & Mrs. Arthur Howard Blake Lisenby & Shane Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Olson Mr. Carey O. Pickard, III & Mr. Chris Howard Mr. Tom B. Wight Drs. Michael & Bridget Wright Supporting Mr. & Mrs. Joe Adams Ms. Cantey Ayres Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Don Cornett Ms. Jeane Easom Dr. Kirby Godsey Ms. Kelly Lucas The Hon. Jim Marshall & Mrs. Camille Hope Dr. & Mrs. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ed S. Sell, III Mr. & Mrs. Daryl Sumner Mr. & Mrs. John Willingham Benefactor Mr. & Mrs. Robert Auchmutey Mr. & Mrs. Walter Austin Mr. Richard Bates Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Beeland Dr. & Mrs. Ron Bloodworth Mr. & Mrs. John B. Bowdre Ms. Mary Jane Brock Dr. & Mrs. Peter Brown Mr. James Caldwell Dr. & Mrs. James Chapman Mr. & Mrs. John D. Comer Mr. & Mrs. Mike Cook Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deason Mr. Spyros Dermatas Mr. Larry Fennelly & Mrs. Wanda Eanes Ms. Shannon Fickling Mr. & Mrs. C. Michael Ford Mr. & Mrs. John Fox Mr. & Mrs. Richard Guerreiro Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher Ms. Dana Heard Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hearn, Jr. Ms. Judy Hodgens Bryant Mr. C. Terry Holland & Mr. Jeff Logan Ms. Frozine B. Huff Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ingoldsby Mr. & Mrs. Jack Jenkins

Mrs. Lee Johnson & Dr. Maurice Solis Mrs. William F. Ladson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell W. Lewis Mrs. Susan Long & Mr. Jim Bodell Mr. & Mrs. Hubert C. Lovein, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William M. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Maxwell, III Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. McKay Mr. & Mrs. Harold D. McSwain, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Mitchell Dr. & Mrs. B.D. Morton Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey Newby Mr. & Mrs. James Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Terry Parker Mr. & Mrs. Thom Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Powers Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Mr. David Richardson Ms. Anita Sandefur Mr. & Mrs. Chris R. Sheridan Dr. & Mrs. Marcus Simmons Dr. & Mrs. O. Suthern Sims, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Cubbedge Snow, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Henry C “Bo” Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Gene B. Strouss Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Dick Thomasson Mr. & Mrs. Johnny C. Walker, III Ms. Jean E. Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Rick Whitten Dr. Howard J. Williams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Williams Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Yearty Mr. & Mrs. George Youmans Business Members Medical Center of Central Georgia The Telegraph Eye Center of Central Georgia Capital City Bank Georgia Power, A Southern Company College Hill Alliance Open MRI of Macon Pi-Tech Conditioned Air, Inc. McCarty Property Group, Inc. Tony Butler Home Design and Construction Warner Robins Supply Co., Inc. Saturna and Company, PC Honorariums In honor of Mrs. Elizabeth Roche by Patrick & Katherine Roche In honor of Mrs. Nina Terrell by Carolyn Hammonds

In honor of Mrs. William P. Simmons by Stephen A. Reichert In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Mick Anderson by Fran & Bob Hardeman In honor of Kay & Al Gerhardt Janis Haley Cantey Ayres Josh Rogers

by Tom Wight In honor of Mike Ford by Blake Lisenby In honor of Carolyn Hammonds by Mary Hammond Washington Chapter NSDAR In honor of Gloria McAfee Wynn by The Roy Griffis Family Memorials In memory of Margaret Pulliam Smith by Sherry & Bill Tift Carol McAllister Cullen In memory of Samuel Anderson by Fabia T. Rogers In memory of Donald Herbert Richardson, Sr. Evelyn Mitchell Durham

by Donald H. Richardson, Jr. In memory of Ruth & Richard Seegert by Carole Seegert In memory of Tinsley Matthews by C. Terry Holland In memory of Margaret Baxter Matthews by Elizabeth S. Moore Gloria McAfee Wynn In memory of Margaret Corbin Raley by Betty Sweet Ladson Sally Murphey Heard In memory of Maurice B. Wynn, Jr. by Gloria McAfee Wynn In memory of Ruth Bernhardt George by Sally Murphey Heard In memory of Mary Brown Gunn Coffee by Carol McAllister Cullen In memory of Joseph Wooten Sandefur, Jr. by Gloria McAfee Wynn Anita Sandefur Roy & Kathy Griffis

In memory of Mr. Harold Joseph Sequin by Cordelia D. Holliday In memory of Frances McAfee by Anita Sandefur In memory of Irene Robinson by Lee Robinson In memory of Alva (Bud) Phillips by Harriett & Steve Durkee Various holiday memorials and honorariums by Betty Sweet Ladson Betty Sweet Simmons Cottage Guild Donations Anita Sandefur Betty Sweet Simmons Betty Sweet Ladson Sally Heard Gloria McAfee Wynn Del Ward Leslie Madge Knott James Barfield Salon Sponsorship W.L. Amos, Sr. Foundation Corporate and Foundation Gifts 1772 Foundation The Elam Alexander Trust E.J. Grassman Trust The Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation Thad E. Murphey Family Fund Gifts and In-Kind Donations BAP Security, Inc. Damaste Real Estate, Marco Danese, owner Events and Cottage Committees and members who provided food for the Steve Berry events Please be patient!

Thanks to a grant from the Charles E. Roberts, Jr. Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, we were able to purchase a new membership database system!

Please be patient if we experience conversion problems, and feel free to notify us if any issues arise.

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RECENT HISTORIC MACON PROJECTS 1

COMPLETED Photo 1: 923 Washington Ave. Photo 2: 1311 Ross St. Also see 1342 Ross St. and 1039 Elm St. on page 4.

CURRENT REHABS UNDER CONSTRUCTION Photo 3: 1276 Calhoun St. Photo 4: 1130 Ash St.

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STAY TUNED! Keep checking Historic Macon’s Flickr page for updated photos at: www.flickr.com/photos/historicmacon

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