List of the oldest buildings in Georgia (U.S. state) explained

See also: List of the oldest buildings in the United States. This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Georgia in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Georgia and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. With the founding of Savannah in 1733 as a British colony, Georgia was the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. A select few surviving buildings date to this colonial period before the American Revolutionary War.To be listed here a site must:

BuildingImageLocationFirst builtUseNotes
Horton HouseJekyll Island1743HouseOne of the oldest tabby concrete buildings in Georgia
Wild Heronnear Savannah1756Plantation houseOne of the oldest documented houses in Georgia[1] [2]
Jerusalem Lutheran ChurchEbenezer1769ChurchOldest church building in Georgia and the oldest continuous Lutheran congregation in the U.S.[3]
Glen EchoEllabell1773House
Eppinger HouseChathamHouseBelieved to be the oldest extant brick building in the state
Old Rock HouseMcDuffie County1786HouseOldest well-documented house in Georgia
Thornton HouseStone Mountain1790 (circa)HouseOne of the oldest houses in the state
Pirates' HouseSavannah1794House
Drouillard-Maupas HouseSavannah1799HouseOldest surviving building in the Thomas Square District, predating the surrounding street grid
Springfield Baptist ChurchAugusta1801ChurchOldest surviving building in Augusta, rare example of New England meetinghouse style in Georgia
First Presbyterian ChurchAugusta1804ChurchPossibly oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia
Elisha Winn HouseDacula1812 (circa)HouseOldest surviving house in metro Atlanta. The location of Gwinnett County's first government
First Baptist ChurchSavannah1833ChurchOldest surviving church in Savannah
Pine Log Methodist ChurchRydal 1842Church Oldest continuously used church in Northwest Georgia
Meadow NookAtlanta1856HouseOldest surviving house in Atlanta in its original location
Congregation Mickve IsraelSavannah1878SynagogueOldest synagogue in Georgia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wild Heron Plantation (near Savannah, Ga.). 30 July 2018. Dlg.galileo.usg.edu. 30 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Historic Resources | Historic Preservation Division -- Georgia Department of Natural Resources . 2012-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030010706/http://georgiashpo.org/historic . 2012-10-30 . usurped.
  3. "Who shot the swan in the belfry of the oldest church in Georgia?" – Savannah Morning News, August 15, 2021, p. 5D