Small House, Greek Revival residence in Macon, United States.
The Small House is a Greek Revival house built in 1846 by Skelton Napier, now standing at 156 Rogers Avenue. Its portico has four fluted Doric columns set in antis between square corner antae, an arrangement with no known precedent in Greek Revival work. Above the entablature sits a low wooden parapet with carved acroteria, echoing the laurel wreaths of the frieze.
Skelton Napier built the house in 1846 as a Greek Revival residence facing Vineville Avenue, approached by a long cedar-lined driveway. When the area was divided into smaller lots, the house was moved and turned, losing its original spacious setting. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
The house's names trace its owners: built for Skelton Napier in 1846, later linked to the Small and McMullan families. Its portico mixes four fluted Doric columns with plain square antae at the corners, and above the entablature a low wooden parapet carries carved acroteria that answer the laurel wreaths of the frieze.
The residence is privately owned but is documented through the National Register of Historic Places for research and study. Information about viewing access and current conditions can be found through the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office database.
The house was photographed repeatedly for U.S. federal government projects, including work by Frances Benjamin Johnston and Carol Highsmith, and was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936. It stands at 156 Rogers Avenue, having been moved and turned from its original site facing Vineville Avenue.
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