The Mary Marshall Houses is a duplex building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the southwestern civic block of Oglethorpe Square and was built in the 1840s[1] as rental property for Mary Marshall. It is part of the Savannah Historic District.[1]
Mary Marshall Houses | |
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General information | |
Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Address | 127–129 Abercorn Street |
Coordinates | 32°04′38″N 81°05′27″W / 32.077349647°N 81.09071810°W |
Completed | c. 1840 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
A structure on the same lot, but which faced onto East President Street, is visible in Historic American Buildings Survey photographs taken in the mid-20th century. This building was later demolished, after which the rears of today's duplex were extended.[citation needed]
In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[2] In 1964, Walter C. Hartridge wrote: "This trust lot, which is bounded by Abercorn and Drayton Streets, contains two buildings that are among the finest structures of the Greek Revival period in the United States.[3] Hartridge also stated, incorrectly, that the property was designed by Charles B. Cluskey, although he could have been responsible for its early form that was later expanded upon.[citation needed]