COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Postcard Collection
Record
Title:
John Wesley Hotel, Congress and Abercorn Streets, Savannah, Georgia
Description:
Color postcard with border, postally unused. Caption from back of card: "John Wesley The Founder of Methodism. Lived 1736-1737, on this lot set apart by Oglethorpe for a Parsonage Here in April, 1736, according to his record, was the second rise of Methodism." The hotel was built in 1912. It overlooks Reynolds Square where there is a statue of John Wesley, the namesake of the hotel who is credited as a founder of Methodism. This postcard was produced by the Curt Teich & Company.
Subject:
Historic buildings
Subject:
Hotels
Publisher:
Curt Teich & Co.
Date:
1931
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Format/Medium:
Postcards
Format/Medium:
Lithographs
Source:
Savannah Postcard Collection, MS 016, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
