Mary Marshall Row is a historic
row house
In architecture and city planning, a terrace or terraced house (British English, UK) or townhouse (American English, US) is a form of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century, whereby a row of attached dwellings party ...
in
Savannah, Georgia, United States. It stands at 230–244
East Oglethorpe Avenue, overlooking
Colonial Park Cemetery from the north. They are contributing properties of the
Savannah Historic District, itself on the
National Register of Historic Places.
[Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District]
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 66
The properties were built as rental properties for
Mary Magdalene Marshall
Mary Magdalene Marshall (September 7, 1783 – January 26, 1877) was an American real-estate investor and philanthropist. She established The Marshall House hotel in Savannah, Georgia, and had erected in the city several notable buildings that ...
, a noted investor and philanthropist, between 1855 and 1856. They were designed by
Charles Cluskey.
In 1959, the demolition of the properties was prevented by the
Historic Savannah Foundation.
Other similar-style row houses exist in Savannah's
Gordon Row
Gordon Row (also known as Gordon Block)
– GoSouth Savannah
, the
Jones Street Quantock Row, the
Chatham Square Quantock Row,
William Remshart Row House
The William Remshart Row House is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It comprises the four properties between 102 and 111 West Jones Street (Savannah, Georgia), Jones Street, and was completed in 1853. It is a contributing pr ...
and
McDonough Row
McDonough Row (also known as John McDonough Row) is a historic row house in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It stands at 410–424 East Charlton Street, in the southeastern civic lot of Troup Square. They are contributing properties of the Sava ...
.
See also
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Buildings in Savannah Historic District
References
Landmarks in Savannah, Georgia
Houses in Savannah, Georgia
Houses completed in 1856
Savannah Historic District
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