Historical Marker

Old Sorrel–Weed House

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1954

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This Greek Revival mansion was built around 1840 by architect Charles Cluskey for shipping merchant Francis Sorrel; among Georgia's early state landmarks, it was the boyhood home of Confederate general Moxley Sorrel.

About this site

Old Sorrel–Weed House is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1954. 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 32.0740, -81.0940 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is History Of Emancipation: Special Field Orders No. 15 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Madison Square, Madison Square, British Southern Line of Defenses, and The March to the Sea.

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

📍 32.0740, -81.0940 · Savannah, Chatham County

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