Jackson Springs Road, Macon, Georgia

 

You never know what will make a house in the listings grab your attention. It could be its history, its architectural features, or even just the way the sun beams through its windows. For me and this 1926 Macon, Georgia home, it was the wallpaper.

Specifically it was the intricate patterns and colors in the papers, because they gave me a hunch I could pair the rooms with designer Corey Damen Jenkins. 

This pretty living room (with the cutest Dutch door!) needs to match the drama in the foyer:

Corey's wallpapered ceiling and furnishings would pick up the colors and drama of the foyer wallpaper: 

I used AI to create arches on the top of the bookcases to better match our listing room. It also curved the windows, and oddly removed all the curtain panels except for one -- allowing us to decide whether we like the room with or without them, I suppose.

Similarly the dining room...

would benefit from a little direction from Corey:

Meanwhile the family room...

could become a little more simply designed than the other rooms, but every bit as stylish, like this:

There's a lot to like about this vintage yellow kitchen as it is now...

but continuing with inspiration from Corey, it could look something like this:

The house also appears to have a butler's pantry and ample storage that could be incorporated into a new design:

With 3,372 square feet, the house has three bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms.

Jackson Springs Road is in Macon's historic Shirley Hills neighborhood. In the 1920's landscape architect Leon Hoffman incorporated ideas from Frederick Law Olmstead to create a subdivision characterized by meandering streets. Jackson Springs Road meanders through the hills to Jackson Springs Park, named for Pres. Andrew Jackson who may have camped there.

Someone else who probably camped there was Shirley -- the granddaughter of Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914). His estate became Shirley Hills. 

When the house was on the market two years ago, the listing stated that the house was designed by architect W. Elliott Dunwody, Jr. (1893-1986). It's not referenced as his design on the National Register of Historic Places' form, though. Also, a quick comparison of it with houses that he did draft along Jackson Springs Road makes me think that it's not his work.

It has a Monterey Colonial style, while the others are more Colonial-Colonial. The only comprehensive guide to Dunwody's work is here (and expensive no matter where you find it), if you want to take a peek and see if this house is included.

Meanwhile I'll be peeking at more listings. Old House Dreams shared this one, but I've already got my eye on another one with green shutters and intricate wallpaper.

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