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.
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BuildingImageLocationFirst builtUseNotes
Pirates' HouseSavannah1734Tavernalso known as the "Herb House"
Horton HouseJekyll Island1743HouseOne of the oldest tabby concrete buildings in Georgia
Wild Heronnear Savannah1756Plantation houseOne of the oldest documented houses in Georgia
Jerusalem Lutheran ChurchEbenezer1769ChurchOldest church in Georgia
Glen EchoEllabell1773House
Rock HouseMcDuffie County1786HouseOldest well-documented house in Georgia
Thornton House Stone Mountainca. 1790HouseOne of the oldest houses in the state
Springfield Baptist Church Augusta1801ChurchOldest surviving building in Augusta, rare example of New England meetinghouse style in Georgia
134 Houston StreetSavannah1801HouseOriginal use unknown; was the Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten between 1899 and the middle of the 19th century
First Presbyterian Church Augusta1804ChurchPossibly oldest Presbyterian church in Georgia
Elisha Winn HouseDaculaca. 1812HouseOldest surviving house in metro Atlanta. The location of Gwinnett County's first government
First Baptist Church Savannah1833ChurchOldest surviving church in Savannah
Meadow NookAtlanta1856HouseOldest surviving house in Atlanta in its original location
Congregation Mickve IsraelSavannah1878SynagogueOldest synagogue in Georgia