Nathan Reed purchased the place a pair years in the past. He had no concept the house had a lot historical past.
MACON, Ga. — Have you ever ever needed to see what it was wish to dwell the place the Allman Brothers did once they had been simply beginning out?
Properly, now you possibly can. Gregg Allman’s downtown Macon house is now an Airbnb, and when Nathan Reed purchased the house, he wasn’t anticipating this…
“A pair walks up, knocks on the door,” he recalled. “Noticed the door was cracked open, form of midway walked in, and seems they had been from Arkansas.”
They discovered an article that talked in regards to the property he had simply purchased: 839 Orange Terrace. He additionally purchased the home subsequent door, 847.
Gregg Allman known as each residence within the early Nineteen Seventies, and Reed had no concept when he purchased them.
“I did not actually develop up listening to them that a lot. I began listening to them extra, in all probability somewhat bit earlier than we purchased this,” he mentioned.
Reed purchased the properties a pair years in the past.
“My spouse and I’ve been performing some flips and a few actual property stuff for the final 5 years or so,” Reed mentioned.
It was imagined to be one other common Airbnb itemizing for “Midnight Riders” to cease on their “Southbound” journeys. He mentioned it was easy.
“We preferred the placement,” he remembered.
The renovation was their “Cross to Bear,” and it is come to imply much more to Reed and his crew.
“Nathan informed me, and we began digging into the historical past. It was form of like, ‘Man, it is a labor of affection. I wish to honor their legacy via images,'” mentioned mission supervisor Neil Henderson.
Henderson is a big Allman fan, however he did not know in regards to the historical past both. It “Retains him Wonderin.”
“All most individuals know is the Huge Home, after which Duane’s condominium after which the hippie crash pad over on Faculty Avenue,” he mentioned.
There are all types of Allman points of interest in Macon the place you possibly can have some “Good Clear Enjoyable,” however Henderson says this one has an edge.
“Right here, you have really bought an opportunity to say, ‘Hey, I slept the place Gregg Allman lived at,'” Henderson mentioned.
The primary unit, 839, is open for reserving; however 847 remains to be a piece in progress. Reed seems ahead to discovering extra as he grows into an Allman fan, too.
Reed requested for assist to uncover extra historical past as they revive these homes. If you recognize something about their historical past, ship him an e-mail at ocmulgeeregional@gmail.com
If you would like to e book a room, examine them out on Airbnb.