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323: 1560: 72: 97: 217: 1571: 58: 104: 79: 209: 347:, consistent with its mission to promote Georgia's heritage through engaging and inspiring historical educational programs, exhibits, and events. Visitors can tour the house, browse the collection of Civil War artifacts, join historical and educational programs, roam the garden, and enjoy the gift shop. 308:'s iron cannonball first struck the sand sidewalk, bounced into the left middle column of the house’s front facade, passed through a parlor, ultimately resting in the interior hallway.No one was injured or died, but Cannonball House was the only home in Macon that received damage. 1449: 408:
Textiles and period clothing are found and rotated in the general collection. Quilts handmade between 1850 through 1920, nineteenth century wedding dresses, original day dresses, and children's clothing all rotate in and out of display due to their fragility.
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The Civil War museum that is a part of the house displays Georgian officers' uniforms and their used weapons. Uniforms include the jacket of Richmond Depot Type II. Company flags can be found in this collection, such as the Jackson Artillery Flag.
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The Servant's Quarters' collection holds two beds, trunks, and spinning wheels. There are three tables and tea sets. More items include a wardrobe, straight chairs, a weasel, pie safe, grain bin, and bathtub.
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lived in Cannonball House during the Civil War, and his family owned it until 1962. With the home liened for taxes and the City of Macon interested in razing it for a parking lot, the
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The rear of the Cannonball House has a hand-molded two-story brick kitchen. Servants’ quarters are on the upper level. Few preserved structures of this type remain in the
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The Cannonball House was constructed in 1853 as a planter's townhouse for Judge Asa Holt. It is also known as the Home of Judge Ada Holt or the Mansion of the Old South.
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purchased it from the last residing family member, Miss Elizabeth Martin. The UDC made her an upstairs apartment, and she was the Cannonball House’s first tour guide.
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by The Friends of the Cannonball House, a non-profit that promotes Macon’s architectural and cultural past. It displays artifacts from the
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The house is furnished in the period from 1853 to 1870. It contains artifacts from the world's first female college
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The house holds several important historical pieces. Collections include those for
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Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 - ) (2013–2017).
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This article is about the house in Macon, GA. For other houses, see
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The airports serve the city but are outside the city limits.
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Cannonball House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Cannonball House (Macon, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Cannonball House (Macon, Georgia) is located in the United States
Macon, Georgia
32°50′24″N 83°37′56″W / 32.84002°N 83.63220°W / 32.84002; -83.63220
71000249


Greek revival
Macon
Georgia
United States
National Register of Historic Places
Union Army
American Civil War
Wesleyan College
Southern United States
Battle of Dunlap Hill
U.S. Army
George Stoneman
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee River
Union
Asa Holt
United Daughters of the Confederacy

historic house museum
antebellum era

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