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Kehoe House
Savannah, Georgia, United States · Verdigreen · Core Luxury
William Kehoe finished this Renaissance Revival mansion on Columbia Square in 1892 and wrapped the stairs, columns, fences, and gates in cast iron from his own Savannah foundry. The 13-room inn is adults-only, with cooked-to-order breakfast and evening wine. Architect DeWitt Bruyn designed it for Kehoe's family of ten; Joe Namath later owned the house before the 1992 inn conversion.
- 13 rooms
- Opened 1992
- Neighborhood: Savannah Historic District
- Rooms from 300 sq ft (28 m²)
- Architect: DeWitt Bruyn
About Kehoe House
- Irish immigrant William Kehoe, owner of a Savannah iron foundry, completed the house in May 1892 at 123 Habersham Street on Columbia Square; architect DeWitt Bruyn designed it for $25,000.
- Exterior stairways, window treatments, columns, fences, and gates are all cast iron from Kehoe's own foundry, a showpiece of the family's trade.
- The 13-room inn is adults-only and faces one of the quieter Historic District squares, with cooked-to-order breakfast and an evening wine reception.
- Joe Namath owned the mansion in the 1980s. After he sold it in 1990, a two-year renovation opened The William Kehoe House as an inn in 1992.
- Verdigreen Hotels acquired Kehoe House in fall 2025 together with The Gastonian, East Bay Inn, and Eliza Thompson House.
History
Kehoe House stands at 123 Habersham Street on Columbia Square in Savannah's Historic District. Irish immigrant William Kehoe, who rose from foundry apprentice to owner of Kehoe Iron Foundry, commissioned architect DeWitt Bruyn to design a larger family house diagonally across the square from his earlier home at 130 Habersham. The Renaissance Revival mansion was completed in May 1892 at a cost of $25,000; Kehoe, Anne Flood, and their ten children moved in. Cast-iron stairs, columns, fences, and gates from Kehoe's own works wrap the exterior.
Heirs sold the house in the late 1920s. Later uses included a funeral parlor and a private residence. Joe Namath owned it in the 1980s and sold it in 1990; after a two-year renovation the property opened in 1992 as The William Kehoe House inn. HLC Hotels later operated it in the Historic Inns of Savannah Collection. Verdigreen Hotels acquired Kehoe House in fall 2025 with The Gastonian, East Bay Inn, and Eliza Thompson House. Door brand is Verdigreen; Historic Inns of Savannah is a collection name.
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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