Gordon Row
| Gordon Row | |
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 Gordon Row in the mid-20th century. Viewed from Whitaker Street, looking west | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Romanesque revival[1] |
| Location | Chatham Square, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Address | 101–129 West Gordon Street |
| Coordinates | 32°04′17″N 81°05′48″W / 32.0713°N 81.0966°WCoordinates: 32°04′17″N 81°05′48″W / 32.0713°N 81.0966°W |
| Completed | 1854 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 (plus raised basement)[2] |
Gordon Row (also known as Gordon Block)[3] is a historic row house in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It comprises the fifteen homes from 101 to 129 West Gordon Street, in the southeastern residential block of Chatham Square, and was completed in 1854. It is a contributing property of the Savannah Historic District, itself on the National Register of Historic Places, as are its individual carriage houses to the rear.[4] The row fills the block between Barnard Street to the west and Whitaker Street to the east. It sits directly opposite Quantock Row of Chatham Square.
The properties were built between 1853 and 1855 for prospective use as renter-occupied houses in the city's blossoming market.[3]
After falling into disrepair, the buildings were renovated in the mid-19th century by the Historic Savannah Foundation.[5]
Other similar-style row houses exist in Savannah's Scudder's Row, the two Quantock Rows (of Chatham Square and Jones Street), William Remshart Row, McDonough Row and Marshall Row.[3]
References[]
- ^ The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: A Guide to the Architecture of the State, John Linley, University of Georgia Press (1982)
- ^ The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (Wiley, 1997), p. 162 (ISBN 0471155683)
- ^ a b c Chatham Square – GoSouth Savannah
- ^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 63
- ^ Antiques at Savannah, Editorial Publications (1967), p. 18
Gallery[]
A view from its western end
Gordon Row, from Barnard looking east on Gordon Street, 2021
Gordon Row, detail (117 West Gordon Street), 2021
Gordon Row, detail (127-129 West Gordon Street), 2021
Gordon Row, detail (date plaque), 2021
Ramshackle line of carriage houses at the rear of Gordon Row, 2021
See also[]
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- Landmarks in Savannah, Georgia
- Houses in Savannah, Georgia
- Houses completed in 1854
- Chatham Square (Savannah) buildings
- Savannah Historic District
- Georgia (U.S. state) building and structure stubs