William Scarbrough House
William Scarbrough House | |
The house in 2020 | |
| Location | 41 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Savannah, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°04′52″N 81°05′50″W / 32.08117°N 81.09727°W |
| Built | 1819 |
| Architect | William Jay |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| Part of | Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia) (ID66000277) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000201 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973 |
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 in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean.