Located in the northeastern residential/tything block of Johnson Square, part of the Savannah Historic District, the building dates from 1853.

[1] The building, which has an angled entrance at Drayton and East Bay Lane, is believed to be the oldest continuously operated saloon and restaurant in the city.

Richard F. Aiken,[2] his co-conspirator, operated a bar, named the "Gem", from 9 Drayton Street after the war.

[1] Churchill's Pub was located here at the time it was featured in the 1996 filming of the Clint Eastwood-directed Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, but it was damaged in a fire seven years later, after which it closed.

[3] The property has been occupied since 2018 by The Fitzroy, the owners of which also run The Collins Quarter on Bull Street and The Deck Beach Bar & Kitchen on Tybee Island.