Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Villa Albicini
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
1. Villa Albicini Marker
placed on the
National Register
of National Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
Location. 32° 52.447′ N, 83° 42.688′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. Marker is on Tucker Road south of Forsyth Road (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the privacy wall at the left driveway opening. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Tucker Rd, Macon GA 31210, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wesleyan College Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); The Candler Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Muscadine Studios (approx. 2.7 miles away); Confederate States Central Laboratory (approx. 2.8 miles away); 152 Buford Place (approx. 3½ miles away); Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin House (approx. 3½ miles away); 143 Buford Place (approx. 3½ miles away); Historic Macon (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Regarding Villa Albicini. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Villa Albicini, located across from the Wesleyan College campus, wasdesigned and built in the late 1920's by the Atlanta architectural firm of Hentz, Reid and Adler. …
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… Mr. Daniel Churchill Horgan, for whom the Horgan House (or Villa Albicini as it is presently called) was built, owned and operated a florist shop in Macon and gained a nation-wide reputation as a florist. Horgan had secured the land for his greenhouse, main house and gardens from I. H. Plant who had owned and operated a horse farm and race tracks, part of which are still situated nearby.
Also see . . . Villa Albicini. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
2. Villa Albicini Marker
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3. Villa Albicini
National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
4. Villa Albicini
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on November 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
