Savannah ยท Broughton Street
The Marshall House
Mary Marshall's 1851 hotel on Broughton Street, used as a Union hospital in 1864 and 1865. It bills itself as Savannah's oldest hotel.
- Built
- 1851built 1851 as a hotel by Mary Marshall; closed 1957, restored and reopened as a hotel 1999
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 68
- Price
- $$
- Area
- Broughton Street
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Businesswoman Mary Marshall opened the Marshall House on Broughton Street in 1851, and her estate collected rents on it until 1914. In 1857 manager Ralph Meldrim added the 120-foot iron veranda, and in 1864-65 Union troops occupied the hotel and used it as a Union hospital. Author Joel Chandler Harris (the Uncle Remus stories) lived there during Reconstruction. The hotel closed in 1957 (shops kept the ground floor until 1998), was restored, and reopened in 1999 as ‘Savannah’s oldest hotel.’ HLC Hotels, which owned it as part of the Historic Inns of Savannah portfolio, sold it in June 2026; the hotel now carries The Indigo Road Hospitality Group’s branding.
The ghost story
Guests have reported seeing soldiers with missing limbs on the first floor, lore tied to the building's use as a Union hospital in 1864-65; the hotel itself says it often appears on lists of Savannah's most haunted hotels.
Source: visitsavannah.com
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- Parking: on-site paid
- Elevator
- No pets
- Address: 123 E Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401
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Sources (6)
- https://marshallhouse.com/accessibility/
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/66000277
- https://marshallhouse.com/history/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marshall_House_(Savannah,_Georgia)
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotels_–_Marshall_House.jpg
- https://franklinst.com/hodges-ward-elliott-completes-multi-year-disposition-of-six-hotel-historic-inns-of-savannah-portfolio/
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.