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 witness the
launching of the S.S. Savannah on the
world's first trans-Atlantic steamship voyage.
For 84 years (1878- 1962), the house served
as the West Broad Street School for African-
American children and later as the headquarters
for the Historic Savannah Foundation from
1976-1991. In 1996 the house was aquired by
the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Marker is on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (West Broad Street) near West Congress Street, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
