John Dorsett House (also known as Tiny House) is a historic building in
Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 536 East
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, in the northeastern
tything
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of
Greene Square
Greene Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is the easternmost square in the second row of the city's five rows of squares. The square is located on Houston Street and East President Street, and is south of Wa ...
, and was built in 1845 for
New York City-born
[ shipbuilder John W. Dorsett by Dix Fletcher.][Greene Square]
– GoSouthSavannah[ The city's smallest free-standing house, it was moved from 422 Hull Street, in Savannah's Crawford Ward, in the mid-20th century.][''The National Trust Guide to Savannah'']
– Roulhac Toledano (1997)["Dix Fletcher"]
– ''The Savannah Biographies'', Jane Schulze (July 29, 1981), p. 4 The structure is part of Savannah's Historic District
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
.[Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District]
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah
Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 31
Dorsett was the father of Charles H. Dorsett, president of Savannah's Peoples Savings and Loan Company. He was married, from 1838 to his death (around 1845),Dorsett family papers
– Georgia Historical Society[''A History of Savannah and South Georgia'': Volume 2]
– William Harden (1913), p. 652
See also
* Buildings in Savannah Historic District
References
External links
The house's original location, now a parking lot
– Google Street View, January 2019
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Houses in Savannah, Georgia
Houses completed in 1845
Relocated houses
Greene Square (Savannah) buildings
Savannah Historic District