Historic Armstrong House sold to hotelier (Savannah, Forsyth: hotels, luxury, construction)

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The historic Armstrong House, home for a nearly half-century to a storied Savannah law firm — and earlier to Armstrong Junior College — has been sold to hotelier Richard C. Kessler, owner of The Mansion on Forsyth Park, the Bohemian Hotel on the Savannah Riverfront and developer of Plant Riverside on West River Street.

The law firm of Bouhan Falligant LLP, announced last week that it will begin construction on a new office building at One West Park Avenue on the south end of Forsyth Park, with anticipated completion in the spring of 2017. Frank “Sonny” Seiler, who along with several other of the firm’s partners, who had partial ownership interest in the building confirmed the sale, although no price was released.

Neither Kessler nor his staff at The Kessler Enterprise Inc. could be reached for comment.

Kessler Enterprise encompasses a collection of more than 10 boutique and luxury hotels, as well as residential properties known for their blend of distinctive architecture, rare art and music and exemplary service.

The 100-year-old Armstrong House, located on Bull Street at the northern end of Forsyth Park, has had a colorful history since it was built shortly after the turn of the century for wealthy Savannah businessman George Ferguson Armstrong and his family.

The imposing four story granite and glazed-brick mansion, designed in the Italian Renaissance style with a large, columned entrance and ornate iron fences, was home to the Armstrong family for nearly two decades.

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