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Several prominent Savannah companies were located in Kelly's Block for many years, including the John Flannery Co., which moved into the building upon its rebuilding was completed in 1877. Purse Printing & Paper Co. occupied space in the property for over sixty years.
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Stores, designed by Muller & Bruyn but which burned in 1876. Shortly after the fire, Kelly, a millionaire from New York, stated that he intended to rebuild, naming it "Kelly's Stores 2". To match the Bay Street frontage, the River Street façade was given a
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The Temple Court Company sold the rear half of Wharf Lot 9, which contained the structure of Kelly's Block. Thomas rented another part of the building to the City of Savannah, before selling the entire building to the city in June 1943.
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After the death of Kelly in 1894, his family maintained the property until 1907, at which point it was sold to New York's Temple Court Company, owned by Eugene's son, Thomas Hughes Kelly.
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to the south and the Hyatt Regency Savannah to the west, the addresses of some of the properties are
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The building was constructed in 1877, by W. G. Butler, replacing the 1869
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finish in 1883, under the supervision of Bernard Goode.
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Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates
32°04′53″N 81°05′27″W / 32.08133°N 81.0907°W / 32.08133; -81.0907

Savannah, Georgia
Savannah's Historic District
Upper Stoddard Range
Savannah City Hall
East Bay Street
Factors Walk
King Cotton
River Street
Eugene Kelly
stucco
Thomas Gamble
Buildings in Savannah Historic District


"Savannah Archives: Millionaire Eugene Kelly financed 1877 construction of Gamble Building"
Savannah Morning News





Thomas Gamble Building
Categories
Commercial buildings in Savannah, Georgia
Commercial buildings completed in 1877

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