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Colonial Town Gate Historical Marker
- Colonial Town Gate; Davenport
House State Historical Marker
- Located on Columbia Square, Habersham and State Streets,
Savannah, Ga.
(Text)
- COLONIAL TOWN GATE;
DAVENPORT HOUSE
In 1757, during the administration
of royal Governor Henry Ellis, a line of earthwork defenses,
including a palisade, was erected around Savannah. Immediately
west of this marker was located Bethesda Gate, one of the six
entraces into the town. Through Bethesda Gate passed the Sea
Island Road connecting Savannah and the tidewater settlements
to the east and southeast.
This square, known as Columbia
Square, was laid out in 1799. Facing it on the north is the "Davenport
House," one of the handsomest examples of Georgian architecture
in the south. This finely proportioned dwelling, completed in
1820, was designed and built by its owner, Isaiah Davenport (1784-1827),
one of Savannah's outstanding builder-architects. In 1956 the
"Davenport House" was restored by Historic Savannah
Foundation as the first preservation project of that organization.
It is open to the public at certain times during the week.
- 025-75 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1959
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