550 East State Street Explained

550 East State Street
Location:	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:	550 East State Street
Coordinates:	32.0766°N -81.0854°W
Floor Count:	2

550 East State Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northeastern tything of Greene Square and was built in 1854.^[1] It is also known as Joseph Burke House, and is part of the Savannah Historic District.^[1] Joseph Burke, a native of Wicklow, Ireland,^[2] was a commission merchant and exchange broker. He had offices in one of John Stoddard's buildings on River Street.^[3]

In a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.^[4]

See also

• Buildings in Savannah Historic District

Notes and References

1. https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/hist/maps/supplement.pdf Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
2. Arden . Susan . 1977-01-01 . Joseph Burke . Savannah Biographies.
3. Book: Sheehy, Barry . Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series . Emerald Book Company . 2011 . 9781934572702 . 185.
4. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 84