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

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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. With the founding of Savannah in 1733 as a British colony, Georgia was the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. A select few surviving buildings date to this colonial period before the American Revolutionary War. To be listed here a site must:

  • date to the year 1799 or prior to; or
  • be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.),
Building Image Location First built Use Notes
Horton House William Horton Tabby House, Jekyll Island.jpg Jekyll Island 1743 House One of the oldest tabby concrete buildings in Georgia
Wild Heron Wild Heron Plantation.jpg near Savannah 1756 Plantation house One of the oldest documented houses in Georgia[1][2]
Jerusalem Lutheran Church Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Ebenezer, GA, US.jpg Ebenezer 1769 Church Oldest church building in Georgia and the oldest continuous Lutheran congregation in the U.S.[3]
Glen Echo Glen Echo house, front. Ellabell, GA, US.JPG Ellabell 1773 House
Rock House Rock House, McDuffie County, GA, US.jpg McDuffie County 1786 House Oldest well-documented house in Georgia[2]
The Olde Pink House Savannah 1789 House Possibly the oldest building in Savannah
Thornton House (Stone Mountain, Georgia) Stone Mountain ca. 1790 House One of the oldest houses in the state
Pirates' House Savannah 1794 House
John David Mongin House Savannah 1797 House
Hampton Lillibridge House Savannah 1799 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) First Presbyterian Church, 642 Telfair Street, Augusta, (Richmond County, Georgia).jpg Augusta 1804 Church Possibly oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia
Elisha Winn House Elisha Winn House.JPG Dacula ca. 1812 House Oldest surviving house in metro Atlanta. The location of Gwinnett County's first government
Oliver Sturges House Savannah 1813 House One of the oldest buildings in Downtown Savannah
Isaiah Davenport House Savannah 1820 House
First Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia) First Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia, US.JPG Savannah 1833 Church Oldest surviving church in Savannah
Pine Log Methodist Church Pine Log Church .jpg Rydal 1842 Church Oldest Continuously used Church in Northwest Georgia
Meadow Nook 2420 Alston Dr - Atlanta - DeKalb County - March 2013.jpg Atlanta 1856 House Oldest surviving house in Atlanta in its original location
Congregation Mickve Israel Savannah 1878 Synagogue Oldest synagogue in Georgia

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References[]

  1. ^ "Wild Heron Plantation (near Savannah, Ga.)". Dlg.galileo.usg.edu. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Who shot the swan in the belfry of the oldest church in Georgia?" – Savannah Morning News, August 15, 2021, p. 5D

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