Pleasant Hill Historic District (Macon, Georgia)

Pleasant Hill Historic District is a historic area in Macon, Georgia listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2] It is historically African American and was home to prominent members of that community. The district includes the Linwood Cemetery established in 1894. The area was divided by an interstate.[3]

St. Peter Claver Catholic Church at 131 Ward Street

The Booker T. Washington Center is a community center in Pleasant Hill.[4] It is also home to L.H. Williams Elementary School.

Houses on Walnut Street
Linwood Cemetery

The area includes St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, a wooden church, and corner storefronts. The Georgia Archives have a 1924 photograph of a May Day celebration at a playground in Pleasant Hill.[5]

Notable residents

U.S. congressman Jefferson Long was from Pleasant Hill.[6] Jefferson Long Park was established in the area to honor him.[7] Little Richard grew up on the edge of the area.

Other residents of the area who gained prominence include civil rights leader Henry W. Lucas and Dr. Robert Williams, an educator. Beda-Etta College was in the neighborhood.[8] Architect Louis Pursley / Lewis Persley is buried at Linwood Cemetery.[9]

References
  1. "Macon's Historic Districts — Historic Macon Foundation". Historic Macon Foundation.
  2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/95000233_text
  3. https://www.macon.com/news/local/article227846019.html
  4. Eason, Jenna. "Macon's Historic Pleasant Hill Community Center Reopens After Nearly 5 Years". Georgia Public Broadcasting.
  5. "CONTENTdm". vault.georgiaarchives.org.
  6. S, Jeanne Herring Ed (September 18, 2012). Macon, Georgia. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439627709 – via Google Books.
  7. "Black History Month: Jefferson Long, Georgia's first black congressman, was from Macon". WMAZ. February 10, 2020.
  8. "African American Heritage in Macon, GA | Culture & History". www.maconga.org.
  9. "A Macon street bears his name, but you don't know his story". Historic Macon Foundation.
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