Napier House

Macon, Georgia

"A Proposal for Consideration"

This is a view of the Napier House at the Corner of Napier Avenue and Blackmon which would either be destroyed or moved to make way for the proposed New Central High School in Macon, Georgia. The "Napier House" is on the National Historic Register and was constructed prior to the Civil War if I have my information correct. You can ascertain that this image is very current in as much as it was taken at about 10:37 A.M., Thursday, March 29, 2007. The red vehicle is the transport used by "The Flower Child" to travel to this site.
The Napier House 'Front View" with the required public notification sign required by law to be displayed when a property is being considered for a building project.
The Grand Looking "Napier House" from the Southwest corner.
It appears that the "Napier House" has been divided into five apartments, with only one actually being utilized by a tenant in as much as only power distribution panel has a meter installed.

Now, for the interesting aspect of this Blog. The Flower Child proposes that the "Napier House" be renovated at this location and be used as the Headquarters of the Bibb County School System. Of course that would mean that the current downtown location would have to be sold. However, having the Headquarters near the New Show Case of Public Education in Bibb County would result in numerous benefits for the entire population of Bibb County. The New Central High School Students involved in "Information Technology" could intern at the School System Headquarters. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Students would have an appropriate site to meet for presentations to the Testing Group. Additionally, this site on Napier Avenue would also allow our Elected School Board Members to conduct meetings in the Auditorium of the New Central High School when it is known that such meetings will generate large crowds.

Additionally, the Good folks at the Historical Society would be pleased that this "Grand Landmark" would be preserved and continue to serve all of Society for years to come.

I consider this a Win, Win Situation for everyone. Of course this is something to consider. No matter what is done to the Napier House, Moved or Renovated on Site, it will cost money. If it is moved it will even cost more. I can not see any advantage to moving it and then still having to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars when it can be left at the current location and renovated.

I am confident that the New Central High School can be constructed in such a manner that a Courtyard on the West, North and East Sides of the Napier House can be enjoyed by Students, Faculty and the Community at Large.