John David Mongin House Explained

John David Mongin House
Former Names:Capital Dwelling House
Location:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:24 Habersham Street
Coordinates:32.0785°N -81.087°W
Completion Date:c.

The John David Mongin House is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 24 Habersham Street in the southeastern civic lot of Warren Square. Built around 1797, six years after the square was established, it is one of the few surviving 18th-century buildings in Savannah.

The home, which was moved across the square from 25 Habersham Street, is part of the Savannah Historic District.[1] It was built for John David Mongin (1763–1833),[2] a prominent merchant and known slave owner.[3] It later became a rectory for Christ Church in Savannah's Johnson Square, then a hospital during the yellow fever pandemic of 1876.[4]

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, visited the property in 1825.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/hist/maps/supplement.pdf Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
  2. Hackett . Cheryl . 1983-01-01 . John David Mongin (1763-1833) . Savannah Biographies.
  3. Web site: John David Mongin House, 1797, Savannah . 2022-06-27 . Southern Flavors Savannah . en-US.
  4. Web site: John David Mongin House (Savannah, GA) : Warren Square (1790), facade, Mongin House - Yale University Library . 2022-06-27 . findit.library.yale.edu.