Isaiah Davenport House – Savannah, GA

The story

Saved from demolition in 1955 by seven women who founded the Historic Savannah Foundation — launching the entire Savannah preservation movement. Now a house museum showcasing Federal-era architecture and the story of how one building's near-destruction saved an entire city.

Everything that was here

1955–present · still open
Isaiah Davenport HouseMuseum
Saved from demolition in 1955 by seven women who founded the Historic Savannah Foundation — launching the entire Savannah preservation movement. Now a house museum showcasing Federal-era architecture and the story of…
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1840–1955
Tenement HouseBoarding House
After the Davenport family left, the house was subdivided into a tenement/boarding house and deteriorated over more than a century. By the 1950s it was threatened with demolition for a parking lot.
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1820–1840
Isaiah Davenport ResidencePrivate Residence
Built by master builder Isaiah Davenport as his family home. Fine example of Federal-style architecture with elegant double staircase and ornate plasterwork.
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