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The Christian Camphor Cottage is a home located at 122 East Oglethorpe Avenue in
Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...
, United States. It is believed to be the oldest extant structure in the city, dating to around 1764. It is part of the
Savannah Historic District Savannah Historic District may refer to: *Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia), a National Historic Landmark district in Georgia * Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities, Savannah, Georgia, a historic district ...
,Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) and in a survey for
Historic Savannah Foundation Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) is a preservation organization founded in 1955 and based in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georg ...
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Mary Lane Morrison Mary Lane Morrison (August 15, 1907 – July 16, 1994) was an American writer, historian and preservationist. She was the curator of the Georgia Historical Society, a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state ...
found the building to be of significant status. A
saltbox house A saltbox house is a gable-roofed residential structure that is typically two stories in the front and one in the rear. It is a traditional New England style of home, originally timber framed, which takes its name from its resemblance to a wood ...
, the property was originally two storeys; it was raised onto a brick foundation in 1871. Its original balcony was remodeled in 1907.


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Buildings in Savannah Historic District The Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia), Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. Historic districts in the United States, historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American ...


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