Georgia - Chatham County - Historic Districts
Chatham County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 11 places of National significance and 12 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bethesda Home for Boys, Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed, Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities, Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property and Fort Pulaski National Monument.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Spanish Mission, American Colonial and Archaic dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Chatham County historic places including Gen. George C. Marshall, Juliette Gordon Low, Henry H. Lattimore and Peter Wiltberger Meldrim.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Chatham County places including Augustus Schwaab, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, John S. Norris, A.S. Eichburg, William Jay, William Gibbons Preston, William Morrill Wadley, Simon Bernard, Henry Urban and Cletus W. Bergen. Prominent architectural styles found in Chatham Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Colonial Revival.

Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001787)
Roughly bounded by Ardsley Pk., Chatham Crescent, Bull St., Baldwin Pk. and Ardmore , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Lattimore,Henry H.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Bethesda Home for Boys (added 1973 - - #73000614)
Also known as Bethesda
S of Savannah at Ferguson Ave. and Bethesda Rd. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Bonaventure Cemetery (added 2001 - - #01000035)
Also known as Bonaventure Plantation, Evergreen Cemetery
Bonaventure Rd., 1 mi. N of US 80 , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Urban, Henry, et.al.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Other-Ethnic, Community Planning And Development, Art, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Institutional Housing, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Other, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed (added 1976 - - #76000610)
Also known as See Also:Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Ter
W. Broad and Liberty Sts. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schwaab,Augustus
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Rail-Related
Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities (added 1978 - - #78000970)
Also known as See Also:70000199;76000610
W. Broad St. and Railroad Ave. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Schwaab,Augustus
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property (added 1970 - - #70000199)
Also known as See Also:Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Ter
Between W. Jones St. and Louisville Rd. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Wadley,William Morrill
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cuyler--Brownville Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000028)
Also known as Cuyler-Brownsville Historic District
Roughly bounded by Anderson Ln., W. 31st St., Montgomery St., Victory Dr., Ogeechee Rd., and Hopkins St. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bergen, Cletus W.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Meldrim, Peter Wiltberger
Significant Year:
1868, 1883, 1867
Area of Significance:
Social History, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture, Health/Medicine, Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Daffin Park--Parkside Place Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000554)
Bounded by Victory Dr., Waters Ave., Bee St. and 51st Street Ln. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nolen, John
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Eastside Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001292)
Also known as Collinsville, The Meadows
Roughly bounded by E. Broad, Cedar, Gwinnett and Anderson Sts. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., De Bruyn, J.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Fairway Oaks-Greenview Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000184)
Bounded approx. by DeRenne Dr., Waters Ave., Truman Pkwy., and Casey Canal, and the Live Oaks Golf Course , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hampton, Mark Garrison, et al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fort Pulaski National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000064)
17 mi. W of Savannah, Cockspur Island , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bernard,Simon
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Fortification, Military Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Museum, Park
Fort Screven Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002393)
Tilton, Butler, Van Horn, Railroad and Alger Aves., and Pulaski Rd. , Tybee Island
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Marshall,Gen. George C.
Significant Year:
1906, 1946, 1896
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Military, Landscape Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Military Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Gordonston Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000741)
Roughly bounded by Skidaway Rd., Goebel Ave., Gwinnett St., and Pennslyvania Ave. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Park, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Isle of Hope Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003874)
Roughly bounded by Skidaway River, Parkersburg Rd., Island, Cornus, and Noble Glen Drs. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Low, Juliette Gordon, Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000276)
Also known as Andrew Low House and Carrige House, Wayne--Gordon House: First Girl Scout Headquarters
10 Oglethorpe Ave., E., 330 Drayton St., 329 Abercorn St. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Norris, John S., Jay,William
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Italianate
Historic Person:
Low,Juliette Gordon
Significant Year:
1821, 1912, 1818
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Museum, Organizational
Ossabaw Island (added 1996 - - #96000468)
7 mi. S of Savannah, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Bear R., Ogeechee R., and St. Catherine's Sound , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wallin,Henrik, Shipman,Ellen Biddle
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Architecture, Black, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
Spanish Mission, American Colonial, Archaic
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Camp, Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Single Dwelling
Pine Gardens Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000890)
Savannah, Savannah
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Savannah Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000277)
Bounded by E. Broad, Gwinnett, and W. Broad Sts. and the Savannah River , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Plaza, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Plaza, Single Dwelling
Savannah Victorian Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000665)
Also known as See Also:Savannah Victorian District (Boundary Increase)
Roughly bounded by Gwinnett, Price, Anderson, and Montgomery Sts. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Preston,William Gibbons, Eichburg,A.S.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape
Savannah Victorian Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1982 - - #82002392)
Also known as See Also:Savannah Victorian Historic District
Bounded by Gwinnett, Anderson and 31st Sts. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Savannah and Ogeechee Canal (added 1997 - - #97000814)
Roughly along I-95, between the Savannah and Ogeechee Rs. , Chatham
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clinton, Dewitt, Reynolds, Loring Olmstead
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Government, Government, Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Public Works
Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000813)
Also known as Garden Historic District;South Victorian Historic District;A
Roughly bounded by Anderson Ln., 42nd St., Victory Dr., E. Broad St., and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Urban, Henry, Wallin, Henrik
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Government Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Tybee Island Back River Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000928)
Along Chatham Ave., from Tybee River to Venetian Dr. , Tybee Island
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Tybee Island Strand Cottages Historic District (added 1999 - - #98000971)
Also known as The Strand
Along Butler Ave., between 12 St. and 14th St. , Tybee Island
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Solomon, AP, Sr., Furse, David Thomas, et al.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Vernonburg Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000714)
Also known as Vernonburgh, 9CH703
Dancy Ave., Rockwell Ave. and S. Rockwell Ave. , Vernonburg
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, European
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Wormsloe Plantation (added 1973 - - #73000615)
Isle of Hope and Long Island , Savannah
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Military, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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