- Collection:
- Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
- Title:
- Whitefield Chapel, 9520 Ferguson Avenue, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
- Creator:
- Historic American Buildings Survey
- Contributor to Resource:
- Whitefield, George,
Simons and Lapham,
A.S. Bacon and Sons,
Willett Studios,
Georgia Society of Colonial Dames,
Bethesda Academy,
Simons, Albert,
Georgia Society of Colonial Wars,
Wesley, John,
Wesley, Charles,
Habersham, James,
Bethesda Home for Boys,
Schara, Mark, program coordinator
Bogan, Sean, field team - Date of Original:
- 1933/9999
- Subject:
- Savannah (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
religious services
religious architectural elements
Colonial Revival architectural elements
churches
brick buildings
chapels
lunettes
chimneys - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- photographs
field notes - Type:
- Still Image
Text - Description:
- Photo(s): 3 | Measured Drawing(s): 12 | Data Page(s): 4 | Photo Caption Page(s): 1
2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: Constructed between 1916 and 1925, Whitefield Chapel was presented to Bethesda Academy by the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames in memorial of Bethesda's founder, Reverend George Whitefield. Whitefield founded Bethesda Academy (formerly Bethesda Orphan House and Academy) in conjunction with James Habersham in 1740 as a home for orphaned, abandoned, and needy children in the newly founded colony of Georgia. Bethesda is located southeast of Savannah on the bank of the Vernon River, and is considered by many to be the oldest charitable organization in the country. Whitefield Chapel stands as a permanent place of worship, honoring the legacy of some of the country's earliest founders, and the continuing importance of their humanitarian efforts.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2093
Survey number: HABS GA-301
Building/structure dates: 1916-1925 Initial Construction - Local Identifier:
- HABS GA-301
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/ga1124/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Original Collection:
- Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
- Holding Institution:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
-
