Houston–Johnson–Screven House Explained

Houston–Johnson–Screven House
Location:	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:	Abercorn Street
Coordinates:	32.0788°N -81.0892°W
Floor Count:	2
Alternate Names:	Houston–Screven House

The Houston–Johnson–Screven House (also known as the Houston–Screven House) was a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States.^{[1] [2]} It stood at the corner of Abercorn Street and East Congress Street, in the southeastern residential/tything block of Reynolds Square, from around 1784 until the building's demolition in 1920. It was replaced the following year by the Lucas Theatre.

Lawrence Bradley, on behalf of the Library of Congress's Historic American Buildings Survey, photographed the building in the first half of the 20th century.^[3]

The home was built for Savannah's first mayor John Houstoun.^[4] Along with Habersham House and the William Hunter House, it was one of Reynolds Square's "grandes maisons."

Notes and References

1. Book: America Preserved: A Checklist of Historic Buildings, Structures, and Sites . 1995 . Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service . 978-0-16-045255-0 . 242 . en.
2. Book: Survey . Historic American Buildings . Historic America: Buildings, Structures, and Sites . Record . Historic American Engineering . 1983 . Library of Congress . 978-0-8444-0431-8 . 380 . en.
3. Web site: Houston-Screven House, Savannah, Chatham County, GA . 2024-10-09 . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
4. Book: Spracher, Luciana M. . Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society . 2003 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-1487-1 . 11 . en.