Eppinger House | |
Former Names: | Eppinger's Tavern Eppinger's Inn McIntosh House |
Location: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Address: | 110 East Oglethorpe Avenue |
Coordinates: | 32.0768°N -81.0912°W |
Completion Date: | In or before |
Floor Count: | 3 |
Main Contractor: | John Eppinger Sr. |
The Eppinger House is a building located at 110 East Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is believed to be the oldest intact brick structure in Georgia, dating to or before 1776.[1] In a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[2] Originally two storeys, built by John Eppinger Sr.,[3] its upper level was added in 1876.
The building was known as Eppinger's Inn, owned by a son of John Eppinger,[4] in its early life, and was a popular meeting place for Colonial statesmen. Revolutionary patriots closed it due to the owner's Tory support.[1]
In January 1784,[5] after the British had left Savannah, the Georgia Legislature held its first meeting in the second-floor Long Room.[1] [6]
It later became the home of American Revolutionary War brigadier general Lachlan McIntosh.[1]