Susannah Clarke Cottage

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Susannah Clarke Cottage
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Susannah Clarke Cottage
General information
Location517 East York Street
Town or city Savannah, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 32°04′34″N81°05′12″W / 32.076043°N 81.0866129°W / 32.076043; -81.0866129 Coordinates: 32°04′34″N81°05′12″W / 32.076043°N 81.0866129°W / 32.076043; -81.0866129
CompletedBetween 1801 and 1808
Technical details
Floor count2

The Susannah Clarke Cottage is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 517 East York Street, in the southwestern corner of Greene Square, in the Savannah Historic District. It was built for Susannah R. Clarke at some point between 1801 and 1808. [1]

Historian and preservationist Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status. [2] It is also listed in The National Trust's Guide to Savannah, which notes that it was one of many Savannah houses built low to the ground "with a rustic add-on porch or front gallery." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 97 ISBN   0471155683
  2. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979)