Eppinger House

Eppinger House
The building in the mid-20th century
Former names	Eppinger's Tavern Eppinger's Inn McIntosh House
General information
Location	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address	110 East Oglethorpe Avenue
Coordinates	32.0767645°N 81.09121°W / 32.0767645; -81.09121
Completed	In or before 1776 (249 years ago) (1776)
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Main contractor	John Eppinger Sr.

The Eppinger House is a building located at 110 East Oglethorpe Avenue in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is believed to be the oldest intact brick structure in Georgia, dating to or before 1776.[1] In a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[2] Originally two storeys, built by John Eppinger Sr.,[3] its upper level was added in 1876.

The building was known as Eppinger's Inn, owned by a son of John Eppinger,[4] in its early life, and was a popular meeting place for Colonial statesmen. Revolutionary patriots closed it due to the owner's Tory support.[1]

In January 1784,[5] after the British had left Savannah, the Georgia Legislature held its first meeting in the second-floor Long Room.[1][6]

It later became the home of American Revolutionary War brigadier general Lachlan McIntosh.[1]

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  Pictured in 1929

See also

• Buildings in Savannah Historic District

References

1. Georgia: A Guide to its Towns and Countryside (1940)
2. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979)
3. Toledano, Roulhac (1997). The National Trust Guide to Savannah. Wiley Publishing. ISBN 9780471155683.
4. Lee, Frederick David (1869). Historical Record of the City of Savannah. J.H. Estill. p. 72.
5. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 20. 1849.
6. "Gen. Lachlan McIntosh House (Savannah, Ga.)". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

External links

• "General Lachlan McIntosh House, 110 East Oglethorpe, Savannah, Chatham County, GA" - Library of Congress