Historical Marker

Comer House

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1956

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Built in 1880 for Central of Georgia Railway president Hugh Comer, this Italianate townhouse hosted former Confederate president Jefferson Davis and his daughter Winnie in 1886 during Savannah's Chatham Artillery centennial.

About this site

Comer House is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1956. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0715, -81.0951 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pulaski Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Casimir Pulaski, Congregation Mickve Israel, and Green-Meldrim House.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0715, -81.0951 · Savannah, Chatham County

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