{"nrhp_refnum":"09000491","name":"Eureka Club-Farr's Point","other_names":["Maridon"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2326 E. Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Savannah","county":"Chatham County","state":"GA","lat":31.971813373000032,"lon":-81.00025646699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A coastal resort cottage at the southern tip of Wilmington Island, about nine miles southeast of downtown Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. It was built in 1891 as a private vacation club and sits on a peninsula above the marshes of the Wilmington and Halfmoon rivers.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the property represents the first period of resort development on Wilmington Island, when Savannah residents built seasonal clubs and houses (Criterion A, entertainment/recreation). It also argues the cottage is an excellent example of a coastal resort cottage for middle- and upper-middle-class Savannah residents (Criterion C, architecture). Its informal, incrementally expanded form reflects summer and resort living in Georgia.","narrative":"Perched on a narrow peninsula at the southern tip of Wilmington Island, this frame cottage looks across the marshes of the Wilmington and Halfmoon rivers toward Savannah's coastal waters. It began in 1891 as the Eureka Club, a three-room retreat built by a group of Savannah residents. William Farr, a Savannah lawyer and land developer, bought it in 1921 and called it Farr's Point. Over time rooms and porches were added, giving the one-story house an informal, sprawling character. It stands on cedar posts to guard against high water and catch breezes, and wraparound porches provided outdoor living space. The property also keeps a pump house, an elevated water tank and two oyster-shell docks used for fishing and swimming. It was listed because it represents the early era when Savannah residents built seasonal clubs and cottages on the coastal islands, and because it is a good example of a resort cottage. The period of significance ends in 1945, when it became a year-round home.","period_of_significance":"1891-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: coastal resort cottage","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as a single-family, year-round residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.604349-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/09000491.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000491/71cc4b9eae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000491/71cc4b9eae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jud McCranie","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eureka_Club_-_Farr%27s_Point,_Chatham_County,_GA,_US.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jud McCranie</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eureka_Club_-_Farr%27s_Point,_Chatham_County,_GA,_US.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207294","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Club-Farr%27s_Point","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55316146"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/chatham-county/eureka-club-farrs-point-09000491/"}