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St. John Baptist Church

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1891; 1993 interior rebuilt. 522 Hartridge St.

Nicknamed the “Mighty Fortress,” this massive red brick building houses one of the largest congregations in Savannah. A 1993 electrical fire destroyed its original nineteenth-century sanctuary, but the congregation chose to rebuild, greatly boosting the neighborhood’s resurgence. The church also contributed to restoration efforts of houses along the street, and there is perhaps no more dramatic combination of neighborhood housing benefiting from a supporting institution in the city.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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What's Nearby

King-Tisdell Cottage
St. Benedict the Moor Church
The Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation, SCAD (Orphanage and Convent for the Missionary Sisters of the Franciscan Order)
Houses
Prince Hall Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star

Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "St. John Baptist Church", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-9.9.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 175-175.

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