Historical Marker

Poetter Hall

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1997

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SCAD's first building, acquired in 1979, this 1892 structure by William G. Preston opened as the Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory; its restoration helped launch the college's downtown campus.

About this site

Poetter Hall is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1997. 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 32.0731, -81.0940 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah Volunteer Guards (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ogeechee Road, Augusta Road, and Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemansonry.

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

📍 32.0731, -81.0940 · Savannah, Chatham County

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