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Lachlan McIntosh House

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c. 1765–1782, John Eppinger, builder; 1876 third story; 1973 restoration. 110 E. Oglethorpe Ave.

Despite being one of the oldest and most venerable houses in Savannah, the home of Revolutionary War patriot General McIntosh lacks the prominence of other landmark buildings. Local builder Eppinger purchased the property in 1764 and may have erected the house, perhaps as a tavern, as early as 1765. The original two-story, side-gabled Georgian central-hall house is barely legible beneath the second-floor iron balcony and disproportionately tall third-floor addition. The first constitutional session of the Georgia General Assembly met here in 1783, and George Washington visited in 1791.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Lachlan McIntosh House", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-2.23.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 50-51.

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