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Savannah City Hall is the seat of government for the city of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Designed by architect Hyman Witcover, the building was built between 1904 and 1905 and opened the following year. It is a contributing property to the Savannah Historic District.
This is a list of historic houses and buildings in Savannah, Georgia, that have their own articles or are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Houses Green–Meldrim House. Owens–Thomas House (NRHP and National Landmark) Isaiah Davenport House (NRHP) Oliver Sturges House (NHRP) William Scarbrough House (NRHP and National Landmark)
Savannah (/ s ə ˈ v æ n ə / sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County.Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. [6]
Historic Savannah: A Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia is a book published by Historic Savannah Foundation in 1968 and regarded as a seminal work on the architecture of Savannah, Georgia, organized by ward. A second edition was released in 1977 and a third in 2005. [1]
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War.The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] and is one of the largest districts of its kind in the United States. [2]
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia.The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] [3] and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. [4]
The Sorrel–Weed House, or the Francis Sorrel House, is a historic landmark and Savannah Museum located at 6 West Harris Street in Savannah, Georgia. It represents one of the finest examples of Greek Revival and Regency architecture in Savannah and was one of the first two homes in the State of Georgia to be made a State Landmark in 1954. At ...
The building occupies an entire city block on the western side of Wright Square, bounded by Bull, York, Whitaker, and State streets. The building makes an important visual contribution architecturally to the city due to the high quality of its design and materials, and as such is individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places ...