[1] The hotel building is one of four remaining properties in Columbus included in The Green Book, a historical guide to Black-friendly accommodations.

[1] The hotel was featured in The Green Book, a segregation-era guide to friendly lodging for African Americans.

[2][4] The Macon hosted entertainers including Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and the Columbus native Nancy Wilson.

The Macon was added to the Columbus Landmarks Foundation's "most endangered" list in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019, amid continued deterioration.

The project would include seven units per upper floor, requiring interior renovations in addition to masonry repairs, painting, new windows, and a new roof.