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Before 1888. 535–537 W. Charlton St.

Beyond the repair shops, the areas east (Railroad Ward) and south comprised numerous blocks of modest housing—mostly single-story, clapboard cottages—used by railroad workers. Of the more than three hundred houses standing in the early twentieth century, only four examples survive, at Charlton and Purse streets. This pair remains on its original site and is privately owned. The two other worker cottages, at 539 W. Charlton (moved from across the street) and at 342 Purse Street, are preserved by the Coastal Heritage Society.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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What's Nearby

Battlefield Memorial Park (Central of Georgia Railroad Freight Yard)
Central of Georgia Railroad, Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities
Boiler Room (Powerhouse, Central of Georgia Railroad)
Eichberg Hall Shed, SCAD (Down-Freight Warehouse, Central of Georgia Railroad)
Coach Shop and Paint Shop (Central of Georgia Railroad)

Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Houses", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-7.2.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 132-132.

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