Now a bed and breakfast inn, the Kehoe House is located on Columbia Square. William Kehoe (1842-1929) was an Irish immigrant iron worker who became one of the most prominent businessmen in the city after establishing the Kehoe Iron Works foundry on the Savannah riverfront. He served as president of the National Bank of Savannah, the Tybee Beach Company, Chatham Savings and Loan, and was an acting director of the Savannah Electric and Power Company.
After the Kehoe heirs sold it in 1930 it served as a boarding house and funeral home before being purchased by football legend Joe Namath in 1980. Namath originally planned on turning it into a night club but those plans never materialized and he sold it in 1989. Many tourists believe it to be haunted, likely from its days as a funeral home.
Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
Parts of the Italian horror film, City Of The Living Dead, also known as The Gates Of Hell here in the U.S. were filmed in the parlor where it became a funeral home in the movie, which coincidentally the house once was back in the 1920s until the 1950s.
I remember seeing it up for sale in the late 80’s….that must have been when Joe owned it. It’s a beautiful home