Walter Charlton Hartridge, Jr., collection, 1500s-1900s

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Walter Charlton Hartridge, Jr., collection, 1500s-1900s

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There are five major sub-series in the Architectural History series. Sub-series 1 contains research and reference materials on sites, plantations, districts, demolished structures, tract boundaries, wards, buildings, businesses, streets, gardens, monuments, ethnic groups, villages, disasters, parks and squares, architectural style and property transfers in the greater Savannah area. Many photographs and maps are also included. Sub-series 2 contains information on Savannah buildings, arranged by street address. (Cont.) Sub-series 3 contains information on WCH's involvement in the architectural preservation movement in Savannah. Included in this series are articles, correspondence, reports and notes which document the formative years of Historic Savannah Foundation, Inc. There is also documentation regarding associative groups such as; Savannah Restoration, Inc., Citizens Advisory commission, Downtown Revitalization Committee, Downtown Neighborhood Association, the Historic Sites and Monuments Commission, and the Revolutionary Battle Park, Inc. (Cont.) Sub-series 4 includes drafts of a proposed book on Savannah architecture (written 1938-1942), written by WCH and David McCord Wright. Sub-series 5 contains information on many of the architects, builders, contractors, artisans and craftsmen who have worked in Georgia.

102.5 linear feet ; 89 boxes, 11 volumes, 62 oversize folders.

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Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7540797

Georgia Historical Society

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There are 11 Entities related to this resource.

Citizen's Advisory Commission (Savannah, Ga.)

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Revolutionary Battle Park, Inc. (Savannah, Ga.)

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Downtown Revitalization Committee (Savannah, Ga.)

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Wright, David McCord, 1909-1968

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David McCord Wright was an economist and educator at the University of Georgia. From the description of David McCord Wright - Growth and the economy. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 277144055 David McCord Wright (1909-1968) was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Anton Pope and Hannah McCord Smythe Wright. He was educated in Savannah public schools, attended the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., and then went to the University of Pennsylvania where he studied archi...

Hartridge, Walter Charlton, 1914-1974

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Louis Claude Aveilhe (ca. 1881-1938) was the manager of the J.G. Butler company in Savannah. He was a descendant of French refugees in Santo Domingo, who owned a sugar plantation in Cuba. From the description of Walter Charlton Hartridge, Jr. collection. Series VII : genealogies ; Aveilhe family, 1700s-1900s / Walter Charlton Hartridge. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 44468325 Joseph Bryan (d. 1732) was the first of the Bryan family to settle in South Carol...

Cluskey, Charles Blaney (American architect, ca. 1806-1871)

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Savannah (Ga.). Historic Sites and Monuments Commission.

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Savannah Restoration, Inc. (Ga.)

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Downtown Nieghborhood Association (Savannah, Ga.)

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Historic Savannah Foundation

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The Historic Savannah Foundation was founded in 1955 by seven women in Savannah, Georgia. committed to saving the Davenport House from demolition. The Foundation's mission is to preserve and restore historic buildings and sites; to protect Savannah's historic city plan; to advocate compatible new development; to educate the public in preservation principles and techniques; and to enhance the livability of Savannah historic districts....

Jay, William, 1792-1837

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Architect, active in Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C.; native of Bath, England. From the description of Stock plans for a court house, c. 1820. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 30843566 ...