SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The City of Savannah and Mercy Housing Southeast (MHSE) invited the public to attend the rededication ceremony for the renovation of Heritage Place Apartments in the historic Cuyler-Brownsville neighborhood.
The event, held on Wednesday, also honored the preservation of Charity Hospital and Florance Street School, both of which are historically significant buildings to Savannah, according to a release from a city spokesperson
Founded in 1893, Charity Hospital served as the first hospital in Savannah to train Black nurses and doctors after the Civil War. The Florance Street School served Savannah as one of the first modern schools for African American children in the South, starting in 1928…