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]

550 East State Street
The building in 2021
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General information
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address550 East State Street
Coordinates32°04′36″N 81°05′07″W / 32.07656°N 81.08539°W / 32.07656; -81.08539
Completed1854; 170 years ago (1854)
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In a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[4]

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  1. ^ a b 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