Gordon Row (also known as Gordon Block)[3] is a historic row house in Savannah, Georgia, United States. The largest single row house in Savannah, it comprises fifteen homes (or "units") located between 101 and 129 West Gordon Street in the southeastern residential block of Chatham Square. Completed in 1854, it is a contributing property of the Savannah Historic District, itself on the National Register of Historic Places, as are its standing carriage houses to the rear.[4] The row occupies the entire block between Barnard Street on the west and Whitaker Street on the east and sits directly opposite Chatham Square to Quantock Row on Taylor Street.
| 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°W |
| Completed | 1854 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 (plus raised basement)[2] |
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 properties were renovated in the mid-20th century by the Historic Savannah Foundation.[5]
Other similar-style row houses exist in Savannah's Scudder's Row, the two Quantock Rows (of Taylor Street and Jones Street), William Remshart Row House, McDonough Row and Mary Marshall Row.[3]
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View from its western end -
View from sidewalk, 2021 -
117 West Gordon, 2021 -
127-129 West Gordon, 2021 -
Date plaque -
Ramshackle line of carriage houses at the rear, 2021
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References
edit- ^ 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
See also
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