Pulaski House Hotel

The story

Savannah's grandest antebellum hotel, occupying an entire block of Johnson Square from 1838 to 1902. Hosted presidents and generals including Sherman. The original burned in 1856 and was rebuilt even grander. Its demolition in 1902 is one of Savannah's greatest architectural losses. A modern bank building now occupies the site.

Everything that was here

• 1838–1957

  Pulaski House Hotelhistoric hotel

  Savannah's grandest antebellum hotel, occupying an entire block of Johnson Square from 1838 to 1902. Hosted presidents and generals including Sherman. The original burned in 1856 and was rebuilt even grander. Its…

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• 1856–1902

  Pulaski House (Rebuilt)Hotel

  Rebuilt in an even grander Italianate style after the fire. General Sherman stayed here. The hotel was a center of Savannah social and political life for decades. Demolished in 1902 to make way for modern commercial…

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• 1838–1856

  Pulaski House (First Hotel)Hotel

  One of the grandest hotels in the antebellum South, the original Pulaski House stood on Johnson Square and hosted presidents, generals, and foreign dignitaries. Burned in 1856.

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