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
“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
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).
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
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