For an authentic example of how a family would live in town before the Civil War, visit The Cannonball House in downtown historic Macon. The house, an example of Greek revival architecture, was hit by a Hotchkiss shell shot from nearby just outside the city during the Civil War.
The house has changed ownership over the years, and all furnishings original to the house have been lost. However, two sororities from nearby Wesleyan College, Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu, and the Sidney Lanier Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy have furnished the home as it would have been in the mid-19th century. The Cannonball House is also unique in that its separate kitchen and servant quarters are also well preserved and open to the public.
The Cannonball House is located at 856 Mulberry Street in Macon. It is open for tours March-December Monday –Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. In January and February it is open Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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