1904 - Savannah City Hall - Savannah, GA
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Savannah City Hall located at 2 East Bay St., Savannah, GA.
Waymark Code: WM54A5
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2008
Views: 19
Savannah City Hall located at 2 East Bay St., Savannah, GA.
From the historic marker.
City Hall is the first building constructed by the citizens of Savannah expressly and exclusively to serve as the seat of municipal government. Opened on January 2, 1906, it has served continuously in this role since that date. City Hall was preceded on this site by the City Exchange, built in 1799 and razed in 1904. Along with municipal offices, the City Exchange housed the custom house, a post office, and newspaper offices. City Hall was designed by Savannah architect Hyman W. Witcover and built 1904-1905 by the Savannah Contracting Company during the administration of Mayor Herman Myers. It is a Renaissance Revival structure of granite and limestone exterior. The original copper dome was first gold leafed in 1987.
Year of construction: 1904
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
AD 1904
there is also a Masonic symbol craved in the stone.
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