87places
194businesses
1733oldest
83still open
111gone
43with photos
Savannah on When It Was is 87 addresses and the 194 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1733. 83 are still open today; 111 are gone, and 4 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
Start here
17Hundred90 Inn
307 East President Street · 1980–present · 3 businesses here
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
222 East Harris Street · 1900–present · 3 businesses here
Chippewa Square
Bull St at McDonough St · 1815–present · 2 businesses here
Christ Church
28 Bull Street · 1838–present · 3 businesses here
Clary's Cafe
404 Abercorn St · 1990–present · 2 businesses here
Colonial Park Cemetery
200 Abercorn Street · 1896–present · 3 businesses here
Confederate Memorial Monument
Bull St between Gaston and Park Ave · 1875–present · 4 businesses here
Congregation Mickve Israel
20 East Gordon Street · 1878–present · 2 businesses here
Savannah, decade by decade
- 1730s
- 1750s6 opened — Springfield Plantation, Christ Church Burial Ground, Archibald Bulloch House, Bethesda Plantation, and 2 moreSee the map in 1755 →
- 1760s
- 1770s
- 1780s
- 1790s
- 1800s
- 1810s9 opened — Savannah Theatre, Savannah Theatre (Original), Richard Richardson Residence, Chippewa Square, and 5 moreSee the map in 1815 →
- 1820s
- 1830s8 opened — Christ Church, Christ Church (Second Building), Pulaski House Hotel, Pulaski House (First Hotel), and 4 moreSee the map in 1835 →
- 1840s10 opened — Sorrel-Weed House, Francis Sorrel Family Residence, Tenement House, Monterey Square, and 6 moreSee the map in 1845 →
- 1850s
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1880s
- 1890s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s6 opened — 17Hundred90 Inn, Foley House Inn, Club One, Huey's on the River, and 2 moreSee the map in 1985 →
- 1990s11 opened — Kehoe House, Moon River Brewing Company, Trustees Theater (SCAD), Armstrong-Kessler Mansion, and 7 moreSee the map in 1995 →
- 2000s5 opened — Thunderbird Inn, Lucas Theatre for the Arts, SCAD Museum of Art, Jen Library (SCAD), and 1 moreSee the map in 2005 →
- 2010s8 opened — Hotel Bardo, Crystal Beer Parlor, Congress Street Up Speakeasy, American Prohibition Museum, and 4 moreSee the map in 2015 →
- 2020s
Still here, and gone
Still open (83)
- Johnson Square 1733–present
- Johnson Square (Oglethorpe's First Square) 1733–present
- Battlefield Memorial Park 1779–present
- Chippewa Square 1815–present
- Chippewa Square (Established) 1815–present
- Savannah Theatre 1818–present
- Georgia State Railroad Museum 1833–present
- Christ Church 1838–present
- Sorrel-Weed House 1840–present
- Forsyth Park / Confederate Memorial 1840–present
- Monterey Square 1847–present
- Monterey Square (Established) 1847–present
Gone (111)
- Club One 1988–2026
- The Lady & Sons 1996–2025
- Moon River Brewing Company 1999–2024
- Bethel AME Church 1879–2021
- Johnny Harris Restaurant 1936–2020
- Cotton Warehouse (River Street) 1830–2020
- Sapphire Grill 1998–2017
- Commercial Building Basement 1870–2016
- Georgia Hussars Armory Retail Space 1897–2015
- Lewis Kayton House 1873–2010
- Crystal Beer Parlor (Original) 1933–2005
- Savannah Theatre (Rebuilt Art Deco) 1906–2002
By kind of place
Private Residence (13)
Steel-Rankin-Collins House · Hampton Lillibridge House (Original) · Honoria Foley Residence · 432 Abercorn Street · Benjamin Wilson Family Residence · Archibald Bulloch Residence · Isaiah Davenport Residence · George Owens Residence · and 5 more
church (9)
Second African Baptist Church · First Bryan Baptist Church · Bethel AME Church · Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah · Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church · Christ Church · Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist · First African Baptist Church · and 1 more
restaurant (8)
Huey's on the River · Sapphire Grill · Elizabeth on 37th · The Lady & Sons · Johnny Harris Restaurant · The Pirates' House · The Olde Pink House · Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room
Church (7)
Second African Baptist Church (Founded) · First Bryan Baptist Church (Founded by Andrew Bryan) · Church Building (Original Construction) · Wesley Chapel (Original) · Christ Church (Second Building) · Christ Church Parish (Founded with Colony) · Church of St. John the Baptist (Original)
historic home (6)
Sorrel-Weed House · Archibald Bulloch House · Armstrong-Kessler Mansion · Mercer-Williams House · Green-Meldrim House · Habersham House (Private Residence)
hotel (5)
Kehoe House · 17Hundred90 Inn · Foley House Inn · City Hotel · Hotel DeSoto (DoubleTree by Hilton)
private residence (5)
William Kehoe Family Residence · Francis Sorrel Family Residence · Lewis Kayton House · Jim Williams Residence & Antiques · Hugh Mercer House (Construction)
Warehouse (5)
Warehouse / Commercial Space · River Street Cotton Warehouse · Cotton Warehouse / Factor's Office · Cotton Factor Warehouse / Tunnel Access · Cotton Warehouse (River Street)
Collections that cover Savannah
Every place in Savannah (87)
- 17Hundred90 Inn 307 East President Street · 1980–present · 3 businesses
- 432 Abercorn Street 432 Abercorn Street · 1930–present · 2 businesses
- Alley Cat Lounge 207 W Broughton Ln · 2017–present · 2 businesses
- Archibald Bulloch House Barnard St & W Perry St · 1758–1900 · 2 businesses
- Armstrong-Kessler Mansion 447 Bull St · 1997–present · 3 businesses
- Artillery Bar 307 Bull St · 2016–present · 2 businesses
- Battlefield Memorial Park W Harris St · 1779–present
- Beach Institute 502 E Harris St · 1867–present
- Bethel AME Church 810 East Broad Street · 1879–2021
- Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist 222 East Harris Street · 1900–present · 3 businesses
- Chippewa Square Bull St at McDonough St · 1815–present · 2 businesses
- Christ Church 28 Bull Street · 1838–present · 3 businesses
- Circa 1875 48 Whitaker St · 1995–present · 2 businesses
- Clary's Cafe 404 Abercorn St · 1990–present · 2 businesses
- Club One 1 Jefferson St · 1988–2026 · 2 businesses
- Cockspur Island Light Cockspur Island (Fort Pulaski NM) · 1857–present · 2 businesses
- Colonial Park Cemetery 200 Abercorn Street · 1896–present · 3 businesses
- Confederate Memorial Monument Bull St between Gaston and Park Ave · 1875–present · 4 businesses
- Congregation Mickve Israel 20 East Gordon Street · 1878–present · 2 businesses
- Congress Street Up Speakeasy 209 W St Julian St · 2017–present · 2 businesses
- Conrad Aiken Birthplace 228 E Oglethorpe Ave · 1889–1901
- Crystal Beer Parlor 301 W Jones St · 2011–present · 3 businesses
- Elizabeth on 37th 105 E 37th St · 1981–present · 2 businesses
- Factors Walk Between Bay St and River St · 1920–present · 3 businesses
- First African Baptist Church 23 Montgomery Street · 1859–present · 2 businesses
- First Bryan Baptist Church 575 West Bryan Street · 1873–present · 2 businesses
- Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home 207 E Charlton St · 1856–present
- Foley House Inn 14 West Hull Street · 1982–present · 2 businesses
- Fort Jackson (Old Fort Jackson) 1 Fort Jackson Rd · 1924–present · 3 businesses
- Fort Pulaski US Highway 80 East · 1924–present · 4 businesses
- Georgia State Railroad Museum 655 Louisville Rd · 1833–present
- Hamilton-Turner Inn 330 Abercorn St · 1873–present
- Hampton Lillibridge House 507 East Julian Street · 1963–present · 2 businesses
- Hotel Bardo 700 Drayton St · 2014–present · 2 businesses
- Hotel DeSoto (DoubleTree by Hilton) 15 E Liberty St · 1968–present · 2 businesses
- Huey's on the River 115 E River St · 1986–present · 2 businesses
- Isaiah Davenport House 324 E State St · 1955–present · 3 businesses
- Jen Library (SCAD) 201 E Broughton St · 2004–present · 2 businesses
- Johnny Harris Restaurant 1651 E Victory Dr · 1936–2020 · 2 businesses
- Johnson Square Bull St & Bryan St · 1733–present · 2 businesses
- Kehoe House 123 Habersham Street · 1992–present · 3 businesses
- King-Tisdell Cottage Museum 514 E Huntingdon St · 1896–present
- Laurel Grove Cemetery 802 West Anderson Street · 1852–present · 3 businesses
- Lucas Theatre for the Arts 32 Abercorn St · 2000–present · 3 businesses
- Massie Heritage Center 207 E Gordon St · 1856–present
- Mata Hari's Speakeasy 306 W Upper Factors Walk · 2010–present · 2 businesses
- Mercer-Williams House 429 Bull St · 1868–present · 3 businesses
- Monterey Square Bull St at Taylor St · 1847–present · 2 businesses
- Moon River Brewing Company 21 West Bay Street · 1999–2024 · 3 businesses
- Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room 107 W Jones St · 1966–present · 2 businesses
- Owens-Thomas House 124 Abercorn St · 1951–present · 3 businesses
- Peter Meldrim Residence / St. John's Parish House 14 W Macon St · 1892–present · 4 businesses
- Pin Point Heritage Museum 9924 Pin Point Ave · 2007–present · 3 businesses
- Plant Riverside District 400 W River St · 2020–present · 3 businesses
- Poetter Hall (SCAD) 342 Bull St · 1979–present · 3 businesses
- Port of Savannah / Georgia Ports Authority 2 E Bay St · 1945–present · 2 businesses
- Pulaski House Hotel Johnson Square, Bull & Bryan · 1838–1957 · 3 businesses
- Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum 460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd · 1996–present · 2 businesses
- River Street Cotton Warehouses 112-130 W Bay St · 1977–present · 2 businesses
- River Street Sweets 13 E River St · 1973–present · 2 businesses
- Rousakis Riverfront Plaza River St promenade · 1977–present · 2 businesses
- Sapphire Grill 110 W Congress St · 1998–2017 · 2 businesses
- Savannah City Exchange Bay St at Bull St · 1799–1904
- Savannah Cotton Exchange 100 E Bay St · 1972–present · 3 businesses
- Savannah Customs House 1-3 E Bay St · 1852–present · 2 businesses
- Savannah Poor House and Hospital 300-400 Drayton St · 1810–1870
- Savannah Theatre 222 Bull St · 1818–present · 3 businesses
- SCAD Museum of Art 601 Turner Blvd · 2002–present · 3 businesses
- Second African Baptist Church 123 Houston Street · 1925–present · 2 businesses
- Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd · 1998–present · 3 businesses
- Sorrel-Weed House 6 West Harris Street · 1840–present · 2 businesses
- Talmadge Memorial Bridge (Current) US Highway 17 · 1991–present · 2 businesses
- Telfair Academy 121 Barnard St · 1886–present · 3 businesses
- The Bootlegger Speakeasy 115 E River St, Suite 104 · 2023–present · 2 businesses
- The Lady & Sons 102 W Congress St · 1996–2025 · 2 businesses
- The Marshall House 123 E Broughton St · 1851–present · 2 businesses
- The Olde Pink House 23 Abercorn St · 1971–present · 3 businesses
- The Peacock Lounge 37 Whitaker St · 2020–present
- The Pirates' House 20 E Broad St · 1953–present · 3 businesses
- The Wayward 257 E Perry St · 2018–present
- Thunderbird Inn 611 W Oglethorpe Ave · 2007–present · 2 businesses
- Trustees Theater (SCAD) 216 E Broughton St · 1990–present · 2 businesses
- Trustees' Garden and Fort Wayne Site E Broad St at Bay St · 1945–present · 3 businesses
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah 321 Habersham Street · 1860–present · 2 businesses
- Waving Girl Statue 1 River St · 1972–present
- Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church 429 Abercorn Street · 1876–present · 2 businesses
- Wormsloe State Historic Site 7601 Skidaway Rd · 1973–present · 3 businesses
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