Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin House
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 32° 50.835′ N, 83° 39.579′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. Marker is on Buford Place north of Vineville Avenue (Business U.S. 41), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 Buford Pl, Macon GA 31204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Historic Macon (within shouting distance of this marker); 143 Buford Place (within shouting distance of this marker); 152 Buford Place (within shouting distance of this marker); Bach-Duncan-Daniel (within shouting distance of this marker); Dickey Betts' Apt B (approx. 0.2 miles away); Small House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Big House (approx. ¼ mile away); Buffalo Evans' Home (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Regarding Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
About 1885, the Rankin House was built on a twenty acre estate facing Forsyth Road (now Vineville Avenue) by John L. Hardeman. Hardeman, Judge of the Superior Court, was one of the incorporators of the Public Library and Historical Society in 1876; was named Solicitor General of the Bibb Superior Court in 1880; was Captain of Floyd Rifles Military Organization; was an organizer of Vineville Baptist Church; and was a trustee of the Georgia Academy for the Blind. …
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