William Scarbrough House

Designed by noted English architect William Jay,

this house was built for William Scarbrough,

president of the Savannah Steamship Company.

Completed in 1819, itis an excellent example of

the neoclassical style. Scarbrough hosted

President James Monroe here in May 1819

during the president's visit to ...

William Scarbrough

Promoter of the First Transatlantic Steamship

William Scarbrough (1776-1838) was the moving force among the enterprising business men of Savannah who in 1819 sent the first steamship across the Atlantic Ocean. The corporate charter which Scarbrough and his associates obtained from ...