Joe Odom House
Historic house in Savannah, Georgia
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The Joe Odom House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 16 East Jones Street and was constructed in 1847.[1]
| Joe Odom House | |
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The building in 2022 | |
 Interactive map of the Joe Odom House area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S., 16 East Jones Street |
| Coordinates | 32.0725°N 81.0935°W |
| Completed | 1847 |
The building is part of the Savannah Historic District,[1] and in a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[2]
Built for Eliza Ann Jewett, it later become the home of Joe Odom.[3] Odom, an attorney-turned-musician was featured in the John Berendt non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,[4][5] although he died three years before the book's 1994 release.[6]
A block south of Madison Square, this and 18 East Jones Street are two of the earliest constructions on the street.[4]
