The Houston–Johnson–Screven House (also known as the Houston–Screven House) was a home in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, United States. It stood at the corner of

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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

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, photographed the building in the first half of the 20th century. The home was built for Savannah's first mayor

John Houstoun John Houstoun ( ; August 31, 1744 – July 20, 1796) was an American lawyer and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the original Sons of Liberty and also a delegate for Georgia in the Second Continental Congress in 1775. He was the ...

. Along with Habersham House and the William Hunter House, it was one of Reynolds Square's "grandes maisons." File:Historic American Buildings Survey Lawrence Bradley - Photographer - copy (see text) April, 6, 1936 VIEW IN FRONT HALL - Houston-Screven House, Savannah, Chatham County, GA HABS GA,26-SAV,26-2.tif, Front hall File:Historic American Buildings Survey Lawrence Bradley - Photographer - copy (see text) April, 6, 1936 VIEW OF STAIRS - Houston-Screven House, Savannah, Chatham County, GA HABS GA,26-SAV,26-3.tif, Staircase

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Houston-Johnson-Screven House Houses in Savannah, Georgia Houses completed in 1784 Reynolds Square (Savannah, Georgia) buildings Demolished buildings and structures in Georgia (U.S. state)