Chippewa in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Haven Home Industrial Training School

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 10, 2010

1. Haven Home Industrial Training School Marker

Inscription. Named for respected Methodist Bishop Gilbert Haven of Massachusetts, Haven Home School was established in 1885 with the support of the Women’s Home Missionary Society, to provide local African-American girls with a quality education. In 1917, after relocating several times, a building was constructed at this location to serve as a permanent facility. The new facility served local female students until its closure in 1932. In 1933 the Chatham County School Board purchased the property and it served as an elementary and junior high for local black students until 1960 when Haven Home School was demolished and replaced by the integrated Bartlett Middle School.

Erected 2009 by Georgia Historical Society and the Haven Home Alumni Association. (Marker Number 25-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 31° 59.799′ N, 81° 6.967′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Chippewa. It is on East Montgomery Crossroad (Georgia Route 204), on the right when traveling

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east. Located between Hanover Street and Edgewater Road, in front of Bartlett Middle School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 E Montgomery Crossroad, Savannah GA 31406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White Bluff Meeting House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Byrd Cookie Company (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vernonburg (approx. 2.1 miles away); Capture of the USS "Water Witch" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Candler Hospital (approx. 2.4 miles away); Telfair Hospital for Females (approx. 2.4 miles away); St. Joseph's Hospital (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sandfly (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Also see . . . Gilbert Haven, Wikipedia entry. ...He traveled widely, visiting the Holy Land, Africa, Mexico and Europe, and was an early proponent of equality of the sexes. He became a member of the New England Annual Conference in 1851, and served as bishop in Atlanta. (Submitted on August 21, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Haven Home Industrial Training School Marker, as seen along E. Montgomery Crossroad (State Road 204) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 10, 2010

2. Haven Home Industrial Training School Marker, as seen along E. Montgomery Crossroad (State Road 204)

Haven Home Industrial Training School Marker, at present day Bartlett Middle School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 10, 2010

3. Haven Home Industrial Training School Marker, at present day Bartlett Middle School.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,642 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.