Built in 1856 by Samuel S. Dunlap as the centerpiece of his cotton plantation worked by enslaved people, the house was occupied by Union troops during the 1864 Battle of Dunlap Hill. It survives as one of Macon's oldest homes.
The Dunlap House (1954)
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The Dunlap House is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1954. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8430, -83.6036 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battles of Dunlap Farm (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ocmulgee National Monument, William Bartram Trail, and The Battle of Dunlap Hill-Stoneman's Raid.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“The Dunlap House” names 2 distinct records in Bibb County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1954 in Macon. The others:
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