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Scarbrough House (Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum)
An 1819 William Jay-designed mansion, now the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, listed among the haunted houses on the #1 Ghost Tour self-guided route.
- Address
- 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401
- Hours
- Check the official website or call ahead for current hours.
- Admission
- Check the official website.
- Access
- museum tours
About
William Scarbrough House is a historic house in Savannah, Georgia. Built in 1819, and subjected to a number later alterations, it is nationally significant as an early example of Greek Revival architecture, and is one of the few surviving American works of architect William Jay. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It is now home to the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, and it has largely been restored to an early 19th-century appearance.
The house was built for William Scarbrough, one of the principal owners of the SS Savannah, which in 1819 became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Text from Wikipedia, William Scarbrough House, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History highlights
- Architect: William Jay
- National Historic Landmark
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Tips
- Hours and admission change: check the official website before you go.
- Featured on 1 ghost tour; see the links below.