Elizabeth, Isaac & Jacob Cohen House

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Elizabeth, Isaac & Jacob Cohen House
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Elizabeth, Isaac & Jacob Cohen House
General information
Location Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address212 West Jones Street
Coordinates 32°04′24″N81°05′49″W / 32.0733°N 81.09700°W / 32.0733; -81.09700
Completed1852(171 years ago) (1852)
Technical details
Floor count4

The Elizabeth, Isaac & Jacob Cohen House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 212 West Jones Street and was constructed in 1852. [1]

Part of the Savannah Historic District, [1] the home was built for three members of the Cohen family. All minors at the time of the building's construction, it was likely a trust investment. By 1861 the property was owned by William Brantley, city alderman from 1860 to 1861. Charles W. Brunner later owned the property. [2] Its roof was raised in 1872, making a fourth storey.

In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
  2. Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series - Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011)
  3. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 118