The Cathedral of St. John The Baptist

Name: River Street Inn
Address: 124 E. Bay St, Savannah, GA, 31401, US
Telephone: 912-234-6400

Cathedral of St.John the Baptist, River Street Inn

They came to Savannah in the aftermath of an uprising in Haiti. Among them were nobles fleeing the French Revolution that had begun in 1789. The congregation grew through the addition of immigrants, and on May 30, 1799, the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah passed a resolution reserving half a trust lot on Liberty Square for the congregation’s use. One year later to the day the cornerstone was laid for the small frame church of Saint John the Baptist.