Georgia Vintage Wedding Venues: The Blacksmith Shop in Macon

Categories: Site NewsAuthor: Southern Vintage

This is the second installation in our series of news posts dedicated to showcasing different wedding venues in Georgia. These venues would make wonderful settings for a vintage wedding. Southern Vintage Rentals would compliment these weddings and look spectactular at these venues. The second venue we are showcasing is The Blacksmith Shop in Macon, Georgia.

The Blacksmith Shop

“Originally constructed about 1890 as the W.H. Schatzman Blacksmith Shop and Carriage Facility the building originally fronted on Cherry Street Lane, while another building stood where the courtyard entrance is now located. The building on Poplar Street suffered from extreme fire damage and would later be torn down in the 1970’s.

For years the blacksmith shop and carriage facility were used for a number of purposes until the space finally served as a parking garage in the mid 1990’s. In 1996, Marco Danese with Damaste Real Estate purchased the building and the vacant lot which faced Poplar Street with the vision of an incredible space for a restaurant and social gatherings.

One of the primary goals during renovation was to preserve the buildings architectural integrity. Architects maintained the original heart pine timbers, clearstory windows, hand made bricks and arched openings originally used for carriages. Fixtures for the new space were all handcrafted with designs in keeping with the buildings original use.

Today the courtyard is fully landscaped and the building has been painstakingly and beautifully restored paying homage to the wonderful craftsmen who constructed it more than a century ago.”