The Houston–Johnson–Screven House (also known as the Houston–Screven House) was a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1][2] It stood at the corner of Abercorn Street and East Congress Street, in the southeastern residential/tything block of Reynolds Square, from around 1784 until the building's demolition in 1920. It was replaced the following year by the Lucas Theatre.[3]
| Houston–Johnson–Screven House | |
|---|---|
 The building in the first half of the 20th century | |
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| Alternative names | Houston–Screven House |
| General information | |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Address | Abercorn Street |
| Coordinates | 32°4′43.5″N 81°5′21″W / 32.078750°N 81.08917°W |
| Completed | c. 1784 |
| Demolished | 1920 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Lawrence Bradley, on behalf of the Library of Congress's Historic American Buildings Survey, photographed the building in the first half of the 20th century.[4]
The home was built for Savannah's first mayor John Houstoun.[3] Along with Habersham House and the William Hunter House, it was one of Reynolds Square's "grandes maisons."
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References
edit- ^ America Preserved: A Checklist of Historic Buildings, Structures, and Sites. Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service. 1995. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-16-045255-0.
- ^ Survey, Historic American Buildings; Record, Historic American Engineering (1983). Historic America: Buildings, Structures, and Sites. Library of Congress. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-8444-0431-8.
- ^ a b Spracher, Luciana M. (2003). Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7385-1487-1.
- ^ "Houston-Screven House, Savannah, Chatham County, GA". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-10-09.