Historical Marker

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1991

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The Story

Author Flannery O'Connor, a master of Southern Gothic fiction, was born in 1925 and raised in this house on Lafayette Square, attending the cathedral and grammar school just across the square.

About this site

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1991. 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 32.0725, -81.0914 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mary Musgrove (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Colonial Dames House, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, and Minor Basilica Proclamation.

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

📍 32.0725, -81.0914 · Savannah, Chatham County

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