Carver Village Historic District

The Carver Village Historic District is a historic district in Savannah, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[1]

Carver Village Historic District
House on Collat Street
LocationBounded by W. Gwinnett & Endley Streets, Allen Blun, & Collat Avenues, Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates32°04′16″N 81°07′35″W
Built byMultiple
NRHP reference No.100003340[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2019

The district is bounded by W. Gwinnett and Endley Sts., Allen Blun, and Collat Avenues.[1]

Carver Village, named for George Washington Carver, was established in 1948 and provided affordable housing for blacks, including many who were in military service or who were veterans. It includes about 600 houses, churches and other buildings.[2]

Its pending nomination for National Register listing was celebrated in 2016, at a reception at the Historic Carver Village Neighborhood Center, 905 Collat Avenue.[3]

It being listed on the National Register was also asserted in 2017.[4]

References
  1. "weekly list 20190201 (aggregate list)". National Park Service. 2019.
  2. Eric Curl (May 20, 2016). "Carver Village neighborhood clears historic designation hurdle". Savannah Morning News.
  3. "Carver Village Historic Places". Savannah Herald. May 18, 2016.
  4. Fridam Ampofo; Nicole Colvin (May 29, 2017). "A Tribe Called Carver Village".
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