Historic District - South in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008
1. Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Marker
Mary Flannery O'Connor, novelist and short story writer, was born in Savannah March 25, 1925. She grew up in this house and in later years she referred to it simply as "the house I was raised in." She lived here until 1938, attending church at the Cathedral across Lafayette Square and school at St. Vincent's Grammar School, then facing the square between Harris and Macon Streets. Flannery O'Connor thrice won the O. Henry award for best short story of the year. Her collected stories won the National Book Award in 1972. She died in 1964 at age 39.
Erected 1991 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 025-101.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1930.
Location. 32° 4.352′ N, 81° 5.486′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - South. It is at the intersection of East Charlton Street and Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling east on East Charlton Street. Located just off Lafayette Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 East Charlton St, Savannah GA 31401, 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
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Also see . . . Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964). New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on July 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Marker at 207 E. Charlton St.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
3. Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 10, 2011
4. Flannery O'Connor Grave, Milledgeville, Georgia
b. March 25, 1925 d. August 3, 1964
Author, Essayist. Savannah, Georgia born, Mary Flannery OConnor was the daughter of real estate executive, Edward OConnor and his socialite wife, Regina Cline. She was raised a Catholic in a Protestant world and would later use this experience for her work, “The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South.” OConnors father died when she was sixteen, and her mother took her back with her to the Clines familys hometown of Milledgeville, Georgia.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 10, 2011
5. Flannery O'Connor grave
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,151 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on April 28, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on May 10, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 11, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
