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The Oglethorpe Club
Founded1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Location

The Oglethorpe Club is a private gentlemen's club in Savannah, Georgia founded in 1870, making it the 7th oldest club in the Southern United States after The Cape Fear Club, Wilmington, North Carolina, and before The Athelstan Club of Mobile, Alabama. [1] [2]

History

The club was founded in 1870, after The Civil War. In 1912, the members purchased the home of General Henry R. Jackson from the Trustees of his estate. The house was built in 1853 for Edmund Molyneux, British Consul in Savannah by John S. Norris, and served as his residence and as the Consulate until Molyneux’s return to England in 1863. [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "The Oglethorpe Club".
  2. ^ "Oglethorpe club; Waltzes". Library of Congress.
  3. ^ "Former Home of Henry R. Jackson: Union Army Headquarters, 1865".
  4. ^ Savannah, 1733 to 2000: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society, Susan E. Dick, Mandi D. Johnson, Georgia Historical Society (2001), p. 100 ISBN  9780738506883
  5. ^ "Plein Air Painting of the Oglethorpe Club in Savannah, GA".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Oglethorpe Club
Founded1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Location

The Oglethorpe Club is a private gentlemen's club in Savannah, Georgia founded in 1870, making it the 7th oldest club in the Southern United States after The Cape Fear Club, Wilmington, North Carolina, and before The Athelstan Club of Mobile, Alabama. [1] [2]

History

The club was founded in 1870, after The Civil War. In 1912, the members purchased the home of General Henry R. Jackson from the Trustees of his estate. The house was built in 1853 for Edmund Molyneux, British Consul in Savannah by John S. Norris, and served as his residence and as the Consulate until Molyneux’s return to England in 1863. [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "The Oglethorpe Club".
  2. ^ "Oglethorpe club; Waltzes". Library of Congress.
  3. ^ "Former Home of Henry R. Jackson: Union Army Headquarters, 1865".
  4. ^ Savannah, 1733 to 2000: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society, Susan E. Dick, Mandi D. Johnson, Georgia Historical Society (2001), p. 100 ISBN  9780738506883
  5. ^ "Plein Air Painting of the Oglethorpe Club in Savannah, GA".

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