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 Updated: 11/5/2009 
Sidney Lanier Cottage House Museum
Macon, Georgia
Description

The Sidney Lanier Cottage House Museum, located at 935 High Street in Macon, GA, is the birthplace of noted poet, musician & soldier, Sidney Lanier (1842-1881). Perhaps best known for his poems "The Marshes of Glynn" and "Song of the Chattahoochee," Lanier was also a renowned musician, as he was first chair flute in the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in Baltimore for seven seasons. Furthermore, Lanier received a federal commission to compose a Cantata for the Centenniel celebration of the United States in 1876 in Philadelphia. Please join us for a guided tour of the museum, where you will learn more about Sidney Lanier and view items from his life.

The Cottage is available for rentals for weddings, rehearsal dinners, receptions and parties.

Artifact Collections

Items from Sidney Lanier and from his family

Library

Access: General Public, Students, Scholars, Members

Appointment required: False

Address
935 High Street
Macon, GA 31201
phone: 478-743-3851
e-mail: jhaley@historicmacon.org
home page: www.historicmacon.org/
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Hours of Operation
Monday - Saturday10 AM - 4 PM

Closed on Sundays and Major Holidays. Hours may vary during Christmas and Cherry Blossom Festival (in March).

Admission
Museum Type(s)
Culture
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History
Historic House
Library
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