550 East State Street

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550 East State Street
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550 East State Street
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Location Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address550 East State Street
Coordinates 32°04′36″N81°05′07″W / 32.07656°N 81.08539°W / 32.07656; -81.08539 Coordinates: 32°04′36″N81°05′07″W / 32.07656°N 81.08539°W / 32.07656; -81.08539
Completed1854;168 years ago (1854)
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Floor count2

550 East State Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northeastern tything of Greene Square and was built in 1854. [1] It is also known as Joseph Burke House, and is part of the Savannah Historic District. [1] Joseph Burke, a native of Wicklow, Ireland, [2] was a commission merchant and exchange broker. He had offices in one of John Stoddard's buildings on River Street. [3]

In a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 31
  2. Arden, Susan (1977-01-01). "Joseph Burke". Savannah Biographies.
  3. Sheehy, Barry (2011). Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series. Emerald Book Company. p. 185. ISBN   9781934572702.
  4. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 84