Matilda Krouskoff House, 1897, Savannah

A two-story house with palms in the front yard, in Savannah.

Matilda Krouskoff (1862-1916) was the second wife of Prussian-born city alderman and milliner Solomon Krouskoff (1840-1916), and he gave her this house on Thomas Square as a wedding present in 1897. The neighborhood at the time was known as “Millionaire’s Row”. The house is presently home to Common Thread restaurant.

Savannah Victorian Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

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