National Historic Landmark · historic house museum · Savannah, Georgia

Green-Meldrim House

Historic house in Savannah, Georgia, US. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1974Gothic RevivalJohn S. Norris
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What it is

Wikipedia · Green–Meldrim House

The Green–Meldrim House is a historic house at 14 West Macon Street, on the northwest corner of Madison Square, in Savannah, Georgia. Built in 1853, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 as one of the American South's finest and most lavish examples of Gothic Revival architecture. The house is owned by the adjacent St. John's Episcopal Church, which offers tours and uses it as a meeting and reception space.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressMacon and Bull Sts., Savannah, GA
CountyChatham County
ListedJan 21, 1974
Reference number74000664
ArchitectJohn S. Norris
Type of placehistoric house museum
StyleGothic Revival
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressMacon and Bull Sts., Savannah, GA
Websitestjohnssav.org/visit/green-meldrim-house ↗
Coordinates32.07396, -81.09471 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Pulaski National Monument · 10 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000664. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.