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	Isaiah Davenport house
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Isaiah Davenport House in 2009
Location	324 East State Street, Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates	32°4′38″N 81°5′18″W / 32.07722°N 81.08833°W
Built	1820
Architect	Isaiah Davenport
NRHP reference No.	72000374
Added to NRHP	September 22, 1972

The Isaiah Davenport house is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia that is operated as a historic house museum by the Historic Savannah Foundation.

It is located at 324 East State Street, on the northwest corner of Columbia Square. ^[2] In 2005, The Davenport House museum received the Preserve America Presidential Award.^[3]

Architectural style[edit]

It was designed and built between 1816 and 1819 by American architect and bulider Isaiah Davenport. It is an example of the Federal architecture Style.

History[edit]

The property was built on lot 13, Columbia ward its first occupants are Isaiah davenport and his family. After the death of Isaiah Davenport in 1827, Sarah Davenport turned the private residence into a boarding house, to help pay off debt. The house was sold to William Baynard in 1840. It would stay in the Baynard family until its near-demolition in 1955. ^[4]

Museum[edit]

The davenport house was first opened as a Museum in 1963.

Footnotes[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
^ "DaveportHouse Address and contact page".
^ http://www.achp.gov/news-PApresaward05.html#davenport
^ "Davenport House timeline".

External links[edit]

[1] - Davenport House Museum Website
[2] at Historic American Building Survey (includes 11 photos, 5 drawings, 7 data pages and supplemental material)

Category:Chatham County, Georgia Category:1820 architecture Category:Landmarks in Savannah Category:Museums in Savannah, Georgia Category:Historic house museums in Georgia (U.S. state)

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

[2] "DaveportHouse Address and contact page".

[3] ttp://www.achp.gov/news-PApresaward05.html#davenport

[4] "Davenport House timeline".

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