Historical Marker

Former Home of Henry R. Jackson

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Built about 1820, this Monterey Square mansion was the longtime home of Henry R. Jackson, a Mexican and Civil War general, poet, and U.S. minister to Austria and Mexico who also long led the Georgia Historical Society.

About this site

Former Home of Henry R. Jackson is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1953. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0704, -81.0951 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Armstrong Junior College (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Savannah's Marine Corps Memorial, Forsyth Park Confederate Memorial, and Comer House.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0704, -81.0951 · Savannah, Chatham County

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