Kehoe Iron Works Complex-Savannah, Georgia
Once the site of an iron foundry and gas company from 1873 until 1902. Located on the east end of Broughton Street, the buildings overlooked the Savannah River. They remained vacant and were neglected for years after the foundry closing in 1930 during the Great Depression.
In 2010, local business people had an idea. They wanted to transform the site that sat vacant for 28 years into a community wellness center. The renovations and reconstruction began and the project was finished in 2018. Historic brick, wood windows, and dormers were restored. The widows walk was rehabilitated according to historic photos. In 2019 the building won the Marguerite Williams Award for excellence in rehabilitation.
Today the complex is used as a performance and event venue offering a peek at the past.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are enjoying the sites of Coastal Georgia and South Carolina 🙂
What a wonderful story! I love seeing beautiful buildings like this lovingly restored and put to a new good use. Thee buildings are a unique part of our past, and when we lose them, they’re gone forever. Saving this one makes me feel good. I love the architectural details. It’s amazing that they worked to make a foundry look that good in the first place. Not something you’d see today.
What an intriguing building!
Thanks, it is and happy to see the restoration