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The 1820 Federal-style dwelling was built by upwardly mobile artisan Isaiah Davenport and his crew for his growing household, which included his wife, seven children, and nine enslaved workers. [3] It was his family home until his death in 1827 when his wife, Sarah Clark Davenport, converted it into a boarding house.
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War.The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] and is one of the largest districts of its kind in the United States. [2]
This is a list of historic houses and buildings in Savannah, Georgia, that have their own articles or are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Houses Green–Meldrim House. Owens–Thomas House (NRHP and National Landmark) Isaiah Davenport House (NRHP) Oliver Sturges House (NHRP) William Scarbrough House (NRHP and National Landmark)
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia.The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] [3] and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. [4]
The Savannah Victorian Historic District is a historic district in Savannah, Georgia. It is mostly residential in character and features Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and other architectural styles. The district, which is not part of the Savannah Historic District, was first listed in 1974 and
The Sorrel–Weed House, or the Francis Sorrel House, is a historic landmark and Savannah Museum located at 6 West Harris Street 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. At ...
It was built for Cord Asendorf Sr., a prominent Savannah merchant. He also designed the house. [1] [2] The home's common name is derived from the gingerbread architectural style. The building is considered one of the finest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture in the United States. Its interior has three fireplaces, a wooden staircase and ...
The courtyard features a small parterre garden that was redesigned in 1954 by Savannah landscape architect Clermont Huger Lee. Lee designed the formal garden in 1820 English-American style and supervised maintenance of garden for fourteen years. [14]