Eleazer Early

Eleazer Early
Born1779
DiedJune 29, 1840(1840-06-29) (aged 60–61)
Burial placeCongressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationHotelier

Eleazer Early (1779 – June 29, 1840) was an American hotelier. In 1821, he built the first hotel in Savannah, Georgia, to a design by noted architect William Jay. In 1984, the significance of the building was recognized by the Historical American Buildings Survey.[1] That same year, architectural students of the Savannah College of Art and Design determined that Jay was the building's architect.[1]

Early later became the second librarian of the United States House of Representatives.

  1. ^ a b Malcolm Bell, Jr., "Ease and Elegance, Madeira and Murder: The Social Life of Savannah's City Hotel," The Georgia Historical Quarterly, vol. 76, no. 3 (Fall 1992), p. 552.