List of the oldest buildings in Georgia (U.S. state)

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Georgia in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Georgia and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. With the founding of Savannah in 1733 as a British colony, Georgia was the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. A select few surviving buildings date to this colonial period before the American Revolutionary War. To be listed here a site must:

  • date to the year 1799 or prior to; or
  • be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, etc.)
Building Image Location First built Use Notes
Horton House Jekyll Island 1743 House One of the oldest tabby concrete buildings in Georgia
Wild Heron near Savannah 1756 Plantation house One of the oldest documented houses in Georgia[1][2]
Jerusalem Lutheran Church Ebenezer 1769 Church Oldest church building in Georgia and the oldest continuous Lutheran congregation in the U.S.[3]
Glen Echo Ellabell 1773 House
Eppinger House Chatham c. 1776 House Believed to be the oldest extant brick building in the state
Old Rock House McDuffie County 1786 House Oldest well-documented house in Georgia[2]
Thornton House Stone Mountain 1790 (circa) House One of the oldest houses in the state
Pirates' House Savannah 1794 House
Drouillard-Maupas House Savannah 1799 House Oldest surviving building in the Thomas Square District, predating the surrounding street grid
Springfield Baptist Church Augusta 1801 Church Oldest surviving building in Augusta, rare example of New England meetinghouse style in Georgia
First Presbyterian Church Augusta 1804 Church Possibly oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia
Elisha Winn House Dacula 1812 (circa) House Oldest surviving house in metro Atlanta. The location of Gwinnett County's first government
First Baptist Church Savannah 1833 Church Oldest surviving church in Savannah
Pine Log Methodist Church Rydal 1842 Church Oldest continuously used church in Northwest Georgia
Meadow Nook Atlanta 1856 House Oldest surviving house in Atlanta in its original location
Congregation Mickve Israel Savannah 1878 Synagogue Oldest synagogue in Georgia

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References

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  1. ^ "Wild Heron Plantation (near Savannah, Ga.)". Dlg.galileo.usg.edu. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Resources | Historic Preservation Division -- Georgia Department of Natural Resources". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Who shot the swan in the belfry of the oldest church in Georgia?" – Savannah Morning News, August 15, 2021, p. 5D
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