Date added: February 16, 2014; Modified: May 16, 2022
S. Douglass Crockwell painted “Signing of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek” in 1944 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Crockwell, a commercial artist, “…departed from type and explored dark and emotive styling to depict a critical event… read more
Date added: February 16, 2014; Modified: May 16, 2022
This 1941 post office, constructed by the Treasury Department is described by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as being in an “…odd, watered-down variation of the Colonial Revival style. Contains a mural by Douglas Crockwell, completed and installed… read more
Date added: February 21, 2014; Modified: April 11, 2017
The Colonial Revival building that served as the county health office was constructed in 1939-40 by the WPA. Part of the Macon Historic District, it currently is used as the county justice court (Barrow, 2001).
Date added: February 16, 2014; Modified: November 21, 2014
“The community house was a common project, with at least seventeen known to survive in the state. The style of building differed from community to community. In Macon, a one story wooden bungalow-style structure was built…” (Gatlin, 2008, p. 5)…. read more
Date added: February 16, 2014; Modified: October 5, 2014
The small, one-story, red-brick Colonial Revival building was constructed as Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the PWA) Project Miss. 1366-F. It is part of the Macon Historic District. Mississippi architects P. J. Krouse and L. L. Brasfield,… read more