St Paul's Greek Orthodox Church - Savannah, GA
N 32° 03.745 W 081° 05.900
17S E 490718 N 3547358
Built in 1898 as the Lawton Memorial. Used as public space until the church acquired the property in 1941.
Waymark Code: WM6VTC
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2009
Views: 4
?This building was constructed in 1897-98 as a memorial to General Alexander R. Lawton (1818-96) and his daughter, Corinne (1844-77). It was used as a public space for cultural, educational and civic purposes until the 1930s. After serving in the Georgia House of Representatives and as President of Georgia and Atlantic Railroad, Lawton served as Brigadier General and Quartermaster-General of the Confederacy, as Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, and as fifth President of the American Bar Association. Chartered in 1907, St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church acquired the building as its sanctuary in 1941.
ERECTED BY THE GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ST. PAUL'S GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
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Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1907
Date of building construction: 01/01/1898
Archdiocese: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Address:
14 West Anderson Street
Savannah, GA usa
31401
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed
Diocese: Not listed
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