Carmichael House (Macon, Georgia)
Carmichael House | |
2016 photograph of the Carmichael House | |
| Location | 1183 Georgia Ave., Macon, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°50′29″N 83°38′16″W / 32.84130°N 83.63765°W |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000265 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[2] |
The Carmichael House, known also as Raines-Carmichael House, Raines-Miller-Carmichael House or Cadwalader Raines House, is a Greek Revival mansion at 1183 Georgia Avenue in Macon, Georgia, United States. Built in 1848, the house is a nationally significant example of Greek Revival architecture, built and designed by local master builder Elam Alexander. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[2][3]
Description and history
The Carmichael House is located in central Macon, at the northeast corner of Georgia Avenue and College Street. It is a two-story wood frame structure, laid out in the form of a Greek cross, with Ionic-columned porches between the arms of the cross, and a large octagonal cupola rising above the center. The corners of the cross arms have broad pilasters, rising to a full entablature and a dentillated cornice, with fully pedimented gable ends. The central feature of the interior is a free-standing spiral staircase that rises all the way to the cupola, and several of the first-floor public chambers have columned niches.[3]
The house was built in the late 1840s for Cadawalader Raines, a local judge, by Elam Alexander, one of Macon's most important master builders of the period. The house is one of Alexander's most elaborate works, and is now among the best-preserved of his surviving works. The house was described in Howard Major's Domestic Architecture of the Early American Republic as a striking and detailed example of Greek Revival architecture.[3] Cadwalader Raines died childless in 1856, and the house soon passed out of the family; it was owned in the 20th century by the Carmichaels.[3]
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bibb County, Georgia
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Carmichael House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "NHL nomination for Carmichael House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
External links
- Media related to Raines-Carmichael House at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. GA-145, "Cadwalader Raines House, Macon, Bibb County, GA", 3 photos, 2 data pages, supplemental material