Eureka Club-Farr's Point

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Eureka Club-Farr's Point
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Viewed from Skidaway Island
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Nearest city Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates 31°58′18″N81°00′01″W / 31.97180°N 81.00015°W / 31.97180; -81.00015 (Eureka Club--Farr's Point) Coordinates: 31°58′18″N81°00′01″W / 31.97180°N 81.00015°W / 31.97180; -81.00015 (Eureka Club--Farr's Point)
Area9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
Architectural styleCoastal resort cottage
NRHP reference No. 09000491 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 2009

Eureka Club-Farr's Point is a resort cottage on the southern end of Wilmington Island, Georgia. It overlooks the marshes of the Wilmington River on the west and Sheepsheads Creek (maybe a branch of Halfmoon River) on the east. It was built in 1891 for seasonal use as a club and was later used as a private vacation house.

The one-story main house is L-shaped and has been expanded over the years. It is raised on cedar posts. The two chimneys have corbel caps. [2]

The property includes a small pump house with a cylindrical water tank on a platform. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Steven Moffson; Ellen Harris (May 18, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eureka Club-Farr's Point / Maridon". National Park Service . Retrieved March 12, 2018.