Lesense House Fernandina, Fl

Lesense House Fernandina

     The Lesense House is located at 415 Centre Street Fernardina Beach, Fl.  It was built for Dr. John Lesense. The architects were George Barber, Robert Schuyler.  It was built around 1860-1865. Building style is Greek Revival.  It is 2 stories. Construction style is post and beam with mortise and tenon joints.  No nails were used.  The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973

Lesense House

Ritz Theater Brunswick

Marquee Ritz Theater

Ritz Theater Building

     The Grand Opera House was built at 1530 Newcastle St. Brunswick, Ga in 1899 as the main opera house.  It replaced L’Arioso Opera.

     The building also housed several retail outlets on the first floor.  On the second and third floor were the offices of the Brunswick and Brunswick Railroad.

      There  were renovations in the 1920’s and 1930’s.  A marquee was installed.  The building was renamed the Ritz Theater.  It was converted to a movie theater.

     In 1980, the city of Brunswick bought the building.  Since 1989, it has been managed by Golden Isles Arts and Humanities.

     Currently, the Ritz features live performances, movie screening and other art exhibits.
     

Saint Simon Lighthouse 101 12th Street,Saint Simons Island

Saint Simon Lighthouse

     The Saint Simons Lighthouse was built between 1868 and 1872. It replaced an earlier station destroyed during the Civil War. The architect was Orlando Poe.  The contractor was Charles Cluskey.

     The lighthouse is 104 feet tall.  It is 23 feet in diameter at the base.  It is 10 feet in diameter at the base of the gaLlery. The structure was was constructed of savannah grey brick.  It was renovated from 1984 to 1991

Saint Simons Lighthouse


Saint Simons Lighthouse

Beaufort Arsenal, Beaufort, South Carolina

The Beaufort Arsenal is located at 713 Craven St. Beaufort, South Carolina. It was designed by Colonel Thomas Tailbird. It was built in 1798 to house the Beaufort Voluntary Artillery. It served as a place for meetings, social gatherings, and parties. It also served for munition storage. Parts of arsenal were rebuilt on the 1850’s. It currently serves at the home of the Beaufort History Museum and a visitor center

Beaufort Arsenal

Beaufort Arsenal

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Colonial Cemetery Savannah

Colonial Park Cemetery also known Colonial Cemetery was established in 1750. It is located in downtown Savannah. It was expanded multiple times over the years. It was Savannah primary public cemetery through 103 active years. It was originally built as a burial ground for Christ Church. Parish. It was closed to all burials in 1853.

Colonel Park Cemetery

Revolutionary War Memorial

Macintosh Graves

Edward Malone Graves

Rev Jean Baptiste

Talmadge Memorial Bridge over the Savannah River

Talmage Bridge over Savannah River

     This bridge crosses the Savannah River from Savannah, Georgia to Hutchinson Island. The bridge was named for Eugene Talmadge, former governor of Georgia.

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     The bridge was designed by the Parsons Brickerhoff Quade and Douglas Engineering Firm. Cost was 71 million dollars.

     The bridge length is 1.9 miles. It carries 4 lanes of traffic on Highway 17.  It is 185 feet in height.  The bridge  has a concrete deck supported by steel cables

Lucas Theater Savannah

The Lucas Theater is located at 32 Abercorn Savannah,Georgia. It was built by Arthur Lucas. It was designed by Claude K. Howell. Style was Spanish Baroque. It opened on December 26,1921. At opening capacity was 1700. It had marble floors and a large dome. It had a wrought iron marque

Lucas Theater

Cathedral Basilica of Saint John theBaptist

Church Steeple

     The Cathidral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is located at 222 E. Harris Street, Savannah, Georgia.  Construction on the structure began in 1873.  It was nearly completely destroyed  in 1898.  It was rebuilt in 1899.

     The building is completely built of brick.  There are 81 stained glass windows.  There are 16 gargoyles.  It is 214 feet tall.

Church Exterior

Church Exterior

Church Exterior


     It was dedicated in in 1876.  The architect was Ephraim Francis Baldwin.  The building style is French Gothic.

Church Interior

Church Interior

Church Interior