William Scarbrough House - GHS 25-35 - Chatham, Co., GA
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N 32° 04.862 W 081° 05.831
17S E 490828 N 3549421
Designed by noted English architect William Jay, this house was built for William Scarbrough, president of the Savannah Steamship Company. Located on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (West Broad Street) near West Congress Street, Savannah GA.
Waymark Code: WME5WJ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
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William Scarbrough House

Designed by noted English architect William Jay, this house was built for William Scarbrough, president of the Savannah Steamship Company. Completed in 1819, it's an excellent example of the neoclassical style. Scarbrough hosted President James Monroe here in May 1819 during the president's visit to witness the launching of the S.S. Savannah on the world's first trans-Atlantic steamship voyage. For 84 years (1878- 1962), the house served as the West Broad Street School for African- American children and later as the headquarters for the Historic Savannah Foundation from 1976-1991. In 1996 the house was acquired by the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum

Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the
2009.5 Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum 25-35


Type of Marker: Building

Marker #: GHS 25-35

Date: 2009

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society and the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum.
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