African American Heritage Study

The National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded Historic Macon a grant to conduct an African American Heritage Study after the demolition of Tremont Temple and the Douglass House. The loss of these two important structures highlighted the extreme development pressure on the Cotton Avenue Historic District and the need to better document Macon's many African American cultural resources.

Historic Macon held several public meetings that were facilitated by Jeanne Cyriaque of Georgia's Historic Preservation Division. Cyriaque published a report on her findings to help preserve African American resources in Macon.

Cotton Avenue District Walking Tour

In response to the study, the Cotton Avenue district, Macon's historically African American business district, became one of the sites listed in Macon's Fading Five. To draw attention to this historically and culturally significant site, Historic Macon published a walking tour brochure that can be downloaded. Hard copies can be picked up at Historic Macon’s office, 950 Third St., the Macon's Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Tubman Museum, and the Ruth Hartley Mosley Memorial Women's Center.