Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wesleyan College Historic District
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
1. Wesleyan College Historic District Marker
by the United States Department of the Interior
April 2, 2004
Founded in 1836, Wesleyan is the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. In 1928, the new Rivoli campus became the home of the Liberal Arts College while the School of Fine Arts remained on the original College Street campus until 1953 when the college combined all activities on the new campus.
Historically significant because of its architecture, community planning and development, landscape architecture, and the higher education of women, the college received this designation largely through the work of the Wesleyan College Alumnae Association.
The architectural firm of Walker and Weeks of Cleveland, Ohio, designed the nine original buildings in red brick Georgian Revival style. Additional buildings have continued using this same pattern.
Planned and constructed as an entire unit, the academic area follows the open quadrangle arrangement of mid-sixteenth century Cambridge. The residential complex has the closed layout of a second quadrangle. Now comprised of nineteen buildings, the district also includes an athletic complex, equestrian center, walking and riding trails, arboretum, and two-acre lake. J. Leon Hoffman of Atlanta
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Wesleyan today is a nationally recognized woman's college, and the college's longevity attests to its strength and significance in the realm of higher education for women.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 32° 52.531′ N, 83° 42.919′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. Marker can be reached from Forsyth Road (U.S. 41) 0.2 miles north of Tucker Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in front of the Candler Alumnae Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4760 Forsyth 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. The Candler Building (a few steps from this marker); Villa Albicini (approx. ¼ mile away); Muscadine Studios (approx. 3 miles away); Confederate States Central Laboratory (approx. 3 miles away); 152 Buford Place (approx. 3.8 miles away); Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin House (approx. 3.8 miles away); 143 Buford Place (approx. 3.8 miles away); Historic Macon (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
2. Wesleyan College Historic District Marker
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3. Wesleyan College Historic District
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4. Wesleyan College campus
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 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 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
