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Horse Stamp United Methodist Church, 1926, Camden County
According to the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church, this congregation dates to circa 1814. [The church site lists it as Horse Stomp, not Horse Stamp, but all modern maps and the...
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Eppinger-Lane House, 1821-23, Savannah
Built by James Eppinger (1790-1871) between 1821-23, this Federal style home was moved to its present location on Warren Square from West Perry Street. Eppinger later left Savannah for Pike County, in...
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John David Mongin House, 1797, Savannah
One of just a handful of 18th-century houses remaining in Savannah, the Mongin House (known for a time as the Capital Dwelling House and now known as the Mongin-Carswell House) was relocated here from...
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Federal Style House, Circa 1806, Savannah
Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
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Federal Cottage, Circa 1820, Savannah
Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
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Major Charles Oddingsells House, 1797, Savannah
Revolutionary War veteran Major Charles Oddingsells (1754-1810) came to Savannah as a young man, and he soon became a prominent planter and state legislator. He owned land all around Savannah but...
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Henry Willink Cottage, 1845, Savannah
The home of Henry Frederick Willink is one of many early Savannah landmarks that have been moved to the vicinity of East St. Julian Street. Willink was the son of a successful German immigrant,...
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Joachim Hartstene House, 1803, Savannah
This house was rebuilt in 1964 incorporating many of the boards and other architectural features of the original. The only Joachim Hartstene I’ve been able to locate in Savannah records was born in...
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Lawrence Dunn House, 1875, Savannah
This Italianate townhouse was designed by Savannah architect Augustus Schwaab. Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
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Humphrey B. Gwathney House, 1823, Savannah
Built between 1822-23 and remodeled in 1883, the Gwathney House is the residential gem of Broughton Street, known as Savannah’s “main street”. It was restored by the Beehive Foundation in 1994-95. The...
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The Pirate’s House, Savannah
The history of the so-called Pirate’s House is as colorful of the history of Savannah itself, and like many landmarks in the city, its origins and history are often the subject of debate. I’ll open...
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Gould Cemetery, Harris Neck
Plantations growing Sea Island cotton on Harris Neck as early as 1787 (Julianton was the first) ensured the presence of a large population of enslaved Africans, who were also essential to rice,...
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Horton-duBignon House, Circa 1736, Jekyll Island
Dates on these ruins range from circa 1736 to 1742. Built by Major William Horton, General James Oglethorpe’s second-in-command, the structure employed the preferred building material of Coastal...
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Horton Brewery Ruins, 1730s, Jekyll Island
This was identified as Georgia’s first brewery when the property was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, but like many of Georgia’s tabby ruins, it has an ambiguous...
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duBignon Cemetery, Jekyll Island
Three members of the duBignon family are buried here, along with two unrelated laborers. The tabby wall was placed around the cemetery by the Jekyll Island Club. The duBignon graves are...
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The Buccaneer Club, McIntosh County
Since first opening in 1956, the Buccaneer Club was a venerable institution on the coast, especially among locals. It was known for its huge platters, brimming with all variety of local and exotic...
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