Christian Camphor Cottage

The Christian Camphor Cottage is a home located at 122 East Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is believed to be the oldest extant structure in the city, dating to around 1764.[1] It is part of the Savannah Historic District,[2] and in a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[3]

Christian Camphor Cottage
The building in 2021
General information
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address122 East Oglethorpe Avenue
Coordinates32.0766500°N 81.09083°W / 32.0766500; -81.09083
Completedcirca 1764 (1764)
Technical details
Floor count3

A saltbox house,[4] the property was originally two storeys; it was raised onto a brick foundation in 1871.[5] Its original balcony was remodeled in 1907.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Colonial Architecture". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
  3. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979)
  4. Linley, John (1982). The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: A Guide to the Architecture of the State. University of Georgia Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780820306148.
  5. An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels. University of Georgia Press. 2003. p. 21. ISBN 9780820324388.
  6. "Christian Camphor House (Savannah, Ga.)". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-07.


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