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Built in the 1920s, this building was a center of Black business and entertainment under segregation, hosting touring musicians and a WWII USO club for Black soldiers before later becoming a community resource center.
Historical Marker
McKelvey-Powell Building
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About this site
McKelvey-Powell Building is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2005. 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 32.0689, -81.1014 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Philip AME Church (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bynes-Royall Funeral Home, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, and Saint Phillips Monumental A.M.E. Church.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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