Sorrel Weed House

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building_name = Sorrel Weed House
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former_names = Francis Sorrel House


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start_date = 1835
completion_date = 1840
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architect = Charles Cluskey
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references = The Sorrel Weed House, or the Francis Sorrel House, is a historic facility located in Savannah, Georgia. It represents one of the finest examples of Greek Revival and Regency architecture in Savannah and was one of the first two homes in the state of Georgia to be made a state landmark in 1954. The Sorrel Weed House is open for historic Savannah tours.

The opening scene of the 1994 movie Forrest Gump was filmed from the rooftop of the Sorrel-Weed house and is a popular tourist stop. The scene, which begins with a floating feather through the Savannah sky, pans the rooftops of other buildings occupying Madison Square as seen from the very top of the Sorrel Weed home. The scene is then spliced to a scene of another church located on Chippewa square, where ultimately, Forrest is seen sitting on a bench.

The house was investigated by TAPS during a special 2005 Halloween special episode of Ghost Hunters. The house was also featured on HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk" in March 2006.

History

The house was designed by Charles Clusky in 1835, the home was completed in 1838. Clusky also designed the old governors mansion in Milledgeville, Georgia. The house was built or Francis Sorrel (1793-1870), a weathly shipping merchant and esteemed citizen of Savannah. One of his sons was General Gilbert Moxley Sorrel (1838-1901), the youngest General in the Confederate army.

Architecural style

The National Trust Guide to Historic Places makes architectural comparisons between the Sorrel Weed House, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and William Jay's Owens Thomas House in Savannah. Although clearly a Greek Revival house, the earlier Regency influences are prominent.fact|date=August 2008