Built 1898 (1898) Opened 1898 Added to NRHP 21 June 1971 | NRHP Reference # 71000248 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location 1085 Georgia Ave., Macon, Georgia Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture Similar Ocmulgee National Monument, Grand Opera House, Douglass Theatre, Fort Benjamin Hawkins, Tubman Museum | ||
Thomas C. Burke House also known as Burke Mansion Built in 1887 Architect DB Woodruff and remodeled in 1917 by architect Neel Reid.
A row of Greek Revival mansion is relieved by this impressive Victorian house. Its series of gables and chimneys, it round tower topped with a wrought iron finial and skirted with a porch, its stained glass and terra cotta trim make stone of the finest examples of Queen Ann style architecture. In the rear, a charming carriage house.
Thomas C. Burke, builder of the house had a builder supply business. Known as a merchant prince of Macon. He finished the interior of his house with the finest of fixtures, hardware and woods. Shortly before World War I the Burke family employed architect Neel Reid to update the interior of their home, and he selected many furnishings from Europe. Mr. Burkes daughters the Misses Mary and Martina burke, established the T.C.Burke Foundation, which has been invaluable aid to terminally ill cancer patients. The Misses Burke occupied the mansion until their deaths in 1967 and 1968. The Mansion is currently a Bed & Breakfast, Burke Mansion. 1085 Georgia, Macon Georgia. This mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.