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Abram Minis Building

Coordinates: 32°04′52″N 81°05′44″W / 32.08117562°N 81.095501°W / 32.08117562; -81.095501
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Abram Minis Building
The Montgomery Street elevation of the building (2013)
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General information
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address317 West Bryan Street (20–22 Montgomery Street)
Coordinates32°04′52″N 81°05′44″W / 32.08117562°N 81.095501°W / 32.08117562; -81.095501
Completed1846 (178 years ago) (1846)
Technical details
Floor count2

The Abram Minis Building is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in the northeastern trust block of Franklin Square, at 317 West Bryan Street and 20–22 Montgomery Street,[1] it dates to 1846,[2] making it the oldest extant building on the square. It was built as a commercial property for 26-year-old Abraham Minis, a prominent merchant of the city and founder of A. Minis & Sons.[3]

In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
  2. ^ a b Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 16
  3. ^ "The Minis Family". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 1 (1): 45–49. 1917. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40575523.