| 17 Hundred 90 Inn | |
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 The building's Lincoln Street and East York Street corner in 2021 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Address | 307 East President Street |
| Coordinates | 32°04′37″N 81°05′19″W / 32.07686°N 81.08874°W |
| Completed | 1790 |
| Owner | Patrick Godley [1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
17 Hundred 90 Inn | |
| Part of | Savannah Historic District ( ID66000277) |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHL | November 13, 1966 [2] |
| Designated CP | November 13, 1966 [3] |
17 Hundred 90 Inn & Restaurant (also stylized as 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant) is a historic inn, restaurant and tavern in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located on East President Street, just west of Columbia Square, it is Savannah's oldest inn, [4] occupying a building dating to 1790, [5] thus pre-dating the foundation of the square. The entrance to its tavern is at the corner of Lincoln Street and East York Street.
The property, which is situated in the Savannah Historic District, occupies what was originally three separate residences. [5] The western part of the building (on Lincoln Street), built around 1822 by Steele White, was a duplex. The smaller eastern section, meanwhile, was built by the Powers family in 1888. The ground level is believed to be part of an earlier structure that was burned in the Savannah fire of 1820. [6]
Anna Powers, [7] a former resident of one of the three properties from the late 18th century into the early 19th century, supposedly jumped out of one of its windows to her death after an argument with her love interests, an English sailor who had gone AWOL to be with her. Another version is that Powers was pushed to her death, possibly by another female who was in love with the same sailor. Her ghost reportedly haunts the property. [4]
The inn was featured in a season 2 episode of My Ghost Story.
The inn also owns a three-story guest house across East York Street. [6]
See also
References
- ^ "A Trip to the 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant" – Savannah.com
- ^ "Savannah Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "17 Hundred 90: The comment cards don’t lie" – Savannah Morning News, October 30, 2008
- ^ a b "Haunted Hotels in Savannah" – Savannah.com
- ^ a b History of the 17Hundred90 - 1790restaurant.com
- ^ "8 haunted spots across America" – CNN Travel, October 23, 2013