Christian Camphor Cottage Explained

Christian Camphor Cottage
Location:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:122 East Oglethorpe Avenue
Coordinates:32.0767°N -81.0908°W
Completion Date:circa
Floor Count:3

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colonial Architecture . 2022-04-08 . New Georgia Encyclopedia . en-US.
  2. https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/hist/maps/supplement.pdf Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
  3. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979)
  4. Book: Linley, John . The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: A Guide to the Architecture of the State . University of Georgia Press . 1982 . 9780820306148 . 16.
  5. Book: An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels . University of Georgia Press . 2003 . 9780820324388 . 21.
  6. Web site: Christian Camphor House (Savannah, Ga.) . 2022-04-07 . dlg.usg.edu . en.

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