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Scott and Balfour Stores

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Scott & Balfour Stores
Scott & Balfour Stores

Scott and Balfour Stores is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are East Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the former King Cotton warehouses on River Street. As of February 2022, these are The Shrimp Factor, Bob's Your Uncle/Fannie's Your Aunt and Simply Savannah. The property was built for Andrew Low, Robert Scott and John Balfour from 1823 to 1826. The top storey was added in the 1850s. Low was one of Savannah's most renowned cotton merchants, in business by the late 18th century.In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.The building stands adjacent to the George Anderson Stores at 402–410 East Bay Street.

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Scott and Balfour Stores
East River Street, Savannah Savannah Historic District

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East River Street 305
31401 Savannah, Savannah Historic District
Georgia, United States
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Lower Stoddard Range
Lower Stoddard Range

Lower Stoddard Range is a historic range of buildings in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are East Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the former King Cotton warehouses on River Street. As of February 2022, the businesses occupying the ground floor of the River Street elevation are: Boar's Head Grill & Tavern, Savannah's Candy Kitchen, Gallery 209 and Christmas on the River. The building stands adjacent to Archibald Smith Stores, the two separated only by steps leading to and from River Street and Factors Walk. The building was constructed by 1858 by John Stoddard (1809–1879), on foundations that were previously the three lower tiers of the early-19th-century Harden (western portion of the range) and Howard Stores (eastern portion). Harden's property was known colloquially as Coffee House Wharf.Factors Edgar L. Guerard and Edward L. Holcombe (1840–1875), formerly a major for the Confederates in the Civil War, were operating their general commission and shipping merchants enterprise from "5 Stoddard's Lower Range, Bay Street" in 1869. At number 7, meanwhile, Grantham Israel Taggart (1828–1905) was providing a similar service, under the name Taggart & Company, in addition to offering anthracite and bituminous coal.In 1898, during the Spanish–American War, the signal corps had their command headquarters in the range.The buildings that comprise Upper Stoddard Range are at 12–42 East Bay Street, to the west of the lower range.