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Closed dates November 2, December 12-20, 25, 2019

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PO BOX 8572, Savannah GA 31412

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Sign from 1961 #CongregationMickveIsrael (Founded 1733) ”The oldest Congregation now practicing #ReformJudaism in the United States. #MickveIsrael was founded by a group Jews, mainly of Spanish-Portuguese extraction, which landed at Savannah, July 11, 1733, five months after the establishment of the #ColonyOfGeorgia The Congregation was incorporated in perpetuity by a special Act of the #GeorgiaLegislature on November 20, 1790. After having worshipped in various temporary quarters for almost a century, in 1820 the Congregation built its own #Synagogue - the first in Georgia - at the Northeast corner of Liberty and Whitaker Streets. The present Synagogue was consecrated on April 11, 1878. In 1789, the Congregation received a letter from #PresidentGeorgeWashington which stated in part: ‘May the same wonder-working Deity who long since delivering the Hebrews from the Egyptian oppressors, planted them in the promised land - whose providential agency has lately been conspicuous in establishing these United States as an independent nation - still continue to water them with the dews of the Heaven and to make the inhabitants of every denomination participate in the temporal and spiritual blessings of that people whose God is Jehovah.’”

#CongregationMickveIsrael #MickveIsrael #GothicRevival #synagogue built from 1876-1878, designed by #HenryGHarrison

#MassieHeritageCenter designed by #JohnSNorris 1855 - #oldestpublicschool in Georgia (clarification in previous post with historical marker) #savannaharchitecture

Sign text written after 1974 “#MassieCommonSchoolHouse Savannah’s Cradle of Public Education #MassieSchool is the only remaining building of Georgia’s oldest chartered public school system. Constructed in 1855-56 and opened for classes on October 15, 1856, the Greek Revival building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. #PeterMassie, a Scottish planter in Glynn County, Georgia, in 1841 bequeathed $5000 ‘for the education of the poor children of Savannah.” This donation was invested ‘until a large enough sum could be accumulated to build a school.’ In 1855, the City retained #JohnSNorris to design and build Massie School. The center portion, costing $9000 is the original structure. The west wing was built in 1872 from plans by #JohnBHogg, and in 1886 the east wing was erected. The building was used briefly as a hospital by federal troops after Sherman’s occupation of Savannah in December, 1864. Beginning May 1, 1865, it was operated for a few months as a school for the #Freedmen, with teachers from the #AmericanMissionaryAssociation. Massie School became a unit of the #SavannahChathamCountyBoardOfPublicEducation when that body was established in 1866. It was closed to regular classes in June, 1974, having educated Savannahians for 118 years.”

#MassieHeritageCenter designed by #JohnSNorris 1855 - #oldestpublicschool in Georgia (clarification in next post with historical marker) #savannaharchitecture

The #BeachInstitute school for newly freed blacks from 1867 designs by architect #JohnBoutell and the #FreedmensBureau with financial backing from #AlfredElyBeach - #clapboard #SavannahVictorian #savannaharchitecture

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