Historic Preservation · Mixed Use
Sterchis & Kessler Lofts
Macon, Georgia
Two former Cherry Street stores—a five-story department store and a four-story dry-goods building—now contain downtown lofts above street-level businesses.
- Addresses
- 370 + 382 Cherry Street
- Buildings
- 5 stories + 4 stories
- Current use
- Lofts + commercial space
- Setting
- Downtown Macon
The project
The pair occupies 370 and 382 Cherry Street. The five-story Sterchis building began as the J.P. Allen Co. Department Store; its four-story neighbor housed a wholesale dry-goods business and later became associated with Kessler’s.
The rehabilitation placed loft apartments on the upper floors and kept commercial space at street level. Brick walls, tall windows, and the two separate storefronts still show that these were once neighboring businesses rather than one large development.
The buildings remain in residential and commercial use as Sterchi Kessler Lofts, within walking distance of Downtown Macon restaurants, offices, and entertainment.
Research record
Sources and provenance
Project facts and photography were archived from the firm’s public portfolio and cross-checked against the supplementary sources below.