PRESERVATION LEADERS TAKE A BOW WITH AWARDS
More than a hundred supporters joined us Tuesday evening as we held our annual meeting and handed out our 2026 Preservation Awards for significant building or restoration projects across Macon.
Emily Hopkins, our executive director, shared highlights from our last 12 months, and then Pat Muse welcomed our new board chairman, Weston Stroud, for the presentation of awards.
We also celebrated people who have done so much for Historic Macon — and the community — both recently and over a lifetime of service.
During the evening, we noshed on delicious food from Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen, and violinist Caitlyn Dillard wowed us with her playing.
The good folks at Gilmer Warehouse & Logistics — who are right in the middle of an ambitious building restoration — pulled out all the stops and made us feel right at home.
Thanks to everyone who attended. Our members, partners, volunteers and supporters are the best, and we appreciate them.
HELP US CELEBRATE PRESERVATION MONTH ALL MAY
May is Preservation Month across the country, and we’ve got events all month to call attention to the importance that preservation plays in a community.
We’ll hold our annual meeting May 5 at the new Gilmer Warehouse & Logistics building, located at 598 Third St. We’ll also present our 2026 Preservation Awards. So save the date and join us! And hey: Join our preservation family if you’re not a member.
Here’s a closer look:
6 p.m. Thursday, May 14. Preservation Picnic at Korner Kupboard building, 1182 Calhoun St. $20 for members | $30 for nonmembers. Get tickets HERE. If you're a member, check your email or reach out to us via membership@historicmacon.org for your discount code!
6 p.m. Thursday May 21: Chitlin’ Circuit Salon, Douglass Theatre, 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | FREE!
10 a.m. Saturday, May 30: Historic Window Restoration Workshop with Old House and Home, 909 Second St. | $10
Our mission is to revitalize communities by preserving architecture and sharing history.
One of the benefits of your property residing in a National Register Historic District is preservation incentives. Historic tax credits allow citizens to undertake rehabilitation projects at a reasonable cost and Historic Macon is here to walk you through that process.
A key part of Historic Macon's mission is education. We tell the stories of people who make a difference in our preservation community, as well as those pioneering visionaries whose shoulders we stand on today. Read more about them HERE.