List of the oldest buildings in Georgia (U.S. state)

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Georgia in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Georgia and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must:

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Building Image Location First built Use Notes
Pirates' House Savannah 1734 Tavern also known as the "Herb House"[1]
Horton House Jekyll Island 1743 House One of the oldest brick buildings in Georgia
Wild Heron near Savannah 1756 Plantation house One of the oldest documented houses in Georgia[2][3]
Jersusalem Lutheran Church Ebenezer 1769 Church Oldest church in Georgia
Rock House McDuffie County 1786 House Oldest well-documented house in Georgia[4]
Thornton House (Stone Mountain, Georgia) Stone Mountain ca. 1790 House One of the oldest houses in the state
Meadow Garden Augusta 1791 House Home to George Walton, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Spencer Woodbridge House Savannah 1795 House
Ezekiel Harris House Augusta 1797 House
Springfield Baptist Church (Augusta, Georgia) Augusta 1801 Church Oldest surviving building in Augusta, rare example of New England meetinghouse style in Georgia
First Presbyterian Church (Augusta, Georgia) Augusta 1804 Church Possibly oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia
Elisha Winn House Dacula ca. 1812 House Oldest surviving house in metro Atlanta. The location of Gwinnett County's first government
First Baptist Church in Savannah Savannah 1833 Church Oldest surviving church in Savannah
Meadow Nook Atlanta 1856 House Oldest surviving house in Atlanta in its original location
Congregation Mickve Israel Savannah 1876-78 Synagogue Oldest synagogue in Georgia

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thepirateshouse.com/
  2. ↑ http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/meta/html/dlg/larc/meta_dlg_larc_jlc0479.html?Welcome
  3. ↑ http://georgiashpo.org/historic
  4. ↑ http://georgiashpo.org/historic
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