Sidney Lanier Cottage
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| Location | 935 High St., Macon, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000365[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1972 |
The Sidney Lanier Cottage is a historic cottage in Macon, Georgia associated with Sidney Lanier. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1972. It is located at 935 High Street.
History
Sidney Lanier was born in the High Street home of his grandfather in 1842. Lanier is best known for his regional poems, including "The Marshes of Glynn," "The Song of the Chattahoochee," and "Sunrise".[2] Lanier's parents, SterlingRobert Sampson Lanioer and Mary Jane Anderson Lanier were living in nearby Griffin, Georgia, but Mary Jane went to the home of her in-laws to give birth to her first child.[3]
The white frame Victorian home was built in 1840 as a four-room cottage, though it was altered extensively over the years. In 1879, the building was moved fifty feet and the family added two rooms to the second floor as well as a porch.[4]
Museum today
The home served as a private residence for many years before its purchase by the Middle Georgia Historical Society in 1973.[4] Now part of a Macon historic district, the Sidney Lanier Cottage includes various artifacts representing the author's life and work, including the silver alto flute he used with Baltimore's Peabody Symphony and first editions of his books.[5] The museum is operated by the Historic Macon Foundation.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Epting, Chris. The Birthplace Book: A Guide to Birth Sites of Famous People, Places, & Things. Stackpole Books, 2009: 104. ISBN 9780811740180
- ↑ Burke, Michelle Prater. The Ideals Guide to Literary Places in the U.S. Nashville, TN: Ideals Publications Incorporated, 1998: 83. ISBN 0-8249-4093-8
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Burke, Michelle Prater. The Ideals Guide to Literary Places in the U.S. Nashville, TN: Ideals Publications Incorporated, 1998: 84. ISBN 0-8249-4093-8
- ↑ Foxwell, Trish. A Visitor's Guide to the Literary South. The Countryman Press, 2013: 63. ISBN 978-1581571493
External links
- Sidney Lanier Cottage official site
- Listing at Historic Macon
