J. Neel Reid was perhaps the busiest architect in the state when W. J. & O. J. Massee commissioned a large residential building in Macon. The resulting apartment tower, completed in 1924, quickly became a source of pride for the city.
In Reid’s papers, the Massee Apartments, as they’re known today, were referred to as the W. J. & O. J. Massee Apartment Hotel. The Georgian Revival landmark was one of the tallest buildings in Macon at the time of its construction, and remains a fashionable residential address in the College Street neighborhood.
Macon Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
My aunt and uncle lived in Macon for several years. When i spent summers there, myself and the kids in the neighborhood would play alot of ball. We would go one block to the Georgia Academy for the Blind and play there. There was a great expanse of grass to play on. This apartment house reminds me of the Blind Academy (we called it). It was on Vineville. Have you ever seen it?
There is a very similar Neel Reid building on Peachtree Road in Atlanta.