Militia Headquarters Building

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Militia Headquarters Building
Emerson & Holmes Building, 556 Mulberry Street, Macon (Bibb County, Georgia).jpg
Seen at the left side of this 1936 photo of the Emerson–Holmes Building.
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Location552--564 Mulberry St., Macon, Georgia
Coordinates 32°50′14″N83°37′39″W / 32.83722°N 83.62750°W / 32.83722; -83.62750 Coordinates: 32°50′14″N83°37′39″W / 32.83722°N 83.62750°W / 32.83722; -83.62750
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
ArchitectBostick & Kein
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 72000367 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1972

Militia Headquarters Building was a historic site in Macon, Georgia at 552-564 Mulberry Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1972. The building was also used for the American Office Equipment Company. The building was designed in an Italianate architecture style by Bostick & Kein. [1] It is not known when the building was demolished.

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The militia was active during the American Civil War era. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Advance and retreat, personal experiences in the United States and Confederate States armies John Bell Hood 1880

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