Historic Districts adjacent to Project
- Pleasant Hill Historic District
This is a historic neighborhood that has retained much of its original nineteenth- and early twentieth-century residences.
The boundaries are on both sides of I-75 from south of Riverside Drive to just north of Hardeman Road.
- Vineville Historic District
This is an intact residential area of upper- and middle-class homes that include significant examples of high style architecture by notable architects.
The boundary is centered around Vineville Avenue and extends from Freedom Park on the west side to I-75 on the east.
- Shirley Hills Historic District
This is an early twentieth-century planned residential subdivision characterized by winding streets and spacious wooded lots.
The boundary extends to the Ocmulgee River at I-75 to the northeast.
- Macon Historic District
This is a 688 acre district that includes most of the city center and is comprised of a wide range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century styles.
The northeast boundary extends to Walnut Street which runs parallel to the river.
- Macon Railroad Industrial District
This is an unusually large collection of late nineteenth- and early twentieth- century industrial, commercial, warehouse and railroad buildings.
The boundary extends to Riverside Drive and Coliseum Road to the northeast.
- Ocmulgee National Monument/Ocmulgee Old Fields Traditional Cultural Property
This is a nationally significant resource that contains quality evidence of the habitation by Native Americans, including burial mounds and intact artifacts.
- Rose Hill Cemetery/Riverside Cemetery
These two cemeteries are located along Riverside Drive near the crossing of I-75.
Rose Hill Cemetery, which dates to 1840, is an example of the picturesque movement in cemetery design.
Riverside Cemetery dates to 1891.
- Central City Park and Bandstand
The park contains public greenspace, as well as an 1871 historic bandstand.
It is the anchor for a proposed greenway project that would extend north along the river.
- The Georgia Railroad
This was the original Atlanta to Savannah rail line.
It is now a Norfolk Southern mail line to Florida.
The rail-bed is located adjacent to the Ocmulgee River on the west.
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