124 East Bay Street
124 East Bay Street | |
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General information | |
Location | 124 East Bay Street[1] |
Town or city | Savannah, Georgia |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 32°04′52″N 81°05′22″W / 32.081037°N 81.089346°WCoordinates: 32°04′52″N 81°05′22″W / 32.081037°N 81.089346°W |
Client | River Street Inn |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 5 |
River Street Inn | |
Part of | Savannah Historic District (ID66000277) |
Significant dates | |
Designated NHL | November 13, 1966[2] |
Designated CP | November 13, 1966[3] |
124 East Bay Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, parts of the building date to 1817.[4] The Savannah Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and this building is a contributing property.[4][5]
History[]
"Taking up an entire city block and wrapped around a gorgeous central atrium, the five-story structure first operated as a storing, grading, and exporting facility for cotton. The floors of the lower two levels were built in 1817 out of recycled ballast stone with wide, arched doorways to accommodate moving large bales of cotton, while the top three floors, added in 1853, have floor-to-ceiling windows to allow maximum light into what was once used as offices, for the factors."[6]
River Street Inn[]
The top four floors have been occupied since 1986 by River Street Inn,[6] named for the street it backs onto, and which serves the lower three floors, the former warehouses. The inn is a member of the Historic Hotels of America program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[6] The first floor (accessible from River Street) is given over to a restaurant.
In 2021, local ABC affiliate WJCL investigated whether it is haunted.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Contact us – River Street Inn's official website
- ^ "Savannah Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b River Street Inn Historical Marker – Historical Marker Database
- ^ Savannah Historic District nomination form
- ^ a b c "River Street Inn". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ Brooke Butler (November 1, 2021). "Is Savannah's River Street Inn haunted? Paranormal investigators, psychic visit historic hotel".
External links[]
- Office buildings in Savannah, Georgia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1817
- Reportedly haunted locations in Georgia (U.S. state)