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Churchill's Pub
An English-style pub on Bay Street where patrons report the silhouette of a man said to have hanged himself from the beams, and beer taps turning on by themselves.
- Address
- 13 W Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401
- Hours
- Check the official website or call ahead for current hours.
- Admission
- Check the official website.
- Access
- restaurant (pub)
About
9 Drayton Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the northeastern residential/tything block of Johnson Square, part of the Savannah Historic District, the building dates from 1853.
It was built for George Wayne Anderson and later owned by his son, Confederate Army veteran Edward Clifford Anderson Jr. and officer George Mercer.
The building, which has an angled entrance at Drayton and East Bay Lane, is believed to be the oldest continuously operated saloon and restaurant in the city. An oyster bar and public house stood on the same site from 1850 and possibly earlier.
During and after the Civil War, it served as an office building and restaurant. It also has a connection to the Wanderer slave-ship scandal. Charles Lamar, mastermind of the scheme, had offices next door in the Bank of Commerce building. Richard F. Aiken, his co-conspirator, operated a bar, named the "Gem", from 9 Drayton Street after the war.
Text from Wikipedia, 9 Drayton Street, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tips
- Featured on 3 ghost tours; see the links below.