Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...
, United States. It is located at 24–26 East
Bryan Street
Bryan Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Bay Street (Savannah, Georgia), Bay Street to the north and Congress Street (Savannah, Georgia), Congress Street to the south, it runs for about from a cul ...
in the northeastern tything block of Johnson Square, the city's oldest square. Completed in 1824, it is now the oldest extant building on the square.Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah
Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) It is part of the
Savannah Historic District Savannah Historic District may refer to:
*Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia), a National Historic Landmark district in Georgia
* Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities, Savannah, Georgia, a historic district ...
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The home was built by
Amos Scudder
Amos Scudder (February 14, 1779 – June 13, 1856)''Architecture of the Old South'', Mills Lane (1993), p. 161 was an American architect, builder and freemason.''
The National Trust
The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...
Guide to Savannah'', Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 73 ''The Ross Family of New Jersey: A Record of the Descendants of George and Constance (Little) Ross and Other New Jersey Ross Families'', Bob Ross (1990), p. 19
See also
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Buildings in Savannah Historic District
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966,James Dil ...