550 East State Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northeastern tything of Greene Square and was built in 1854.Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 31 It is also known as Joseph Burke House, and is part of the Savannah Historic District. Joseph Burke, a native of Wicklow, Ireland, was a commission merchant and exchange broker. He had offices in one of John Stoddard's buildings on River Street.
In a survey for Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 84
See also Buildings in Savannah Historic District
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