Oliver Sturges House
Oliver Sturges House | |
 The building in 2009 | |
| Location | 27 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°04′45″N 81°05′24″W / 32.0793°N 81.0899°WCoordinates: 32°04′45″N 81°05′24″W / 32.0793°N 81.0899°W |
| Built | 1813 |
| Part of | Savannah Historic District |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000271 |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1971[1] |
The Oliver Sturges House is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States, built in 1813.[2] It is located in the southwestern trust block of Reynolds Square, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The building has also been known as the Hiram Roberts House.[3] Roberts lived from 1806 to 1880.[4] The house was originally two floors; a third was added in 1835.[5]
The lot the building stands on was the site set aside by the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia for the minister at Savannah. A 1733 map shows an earlier house on the site.[1] In 1736–37, John Wesley, a missionary of the Church of England and later the founder of Methodism, lived there.[1]
The earliest view of the building is depicted by Firmin Cerveau, detail painter and watercolorist, in 1837. The painting now hangs in the Georgia Historical Society's offices.[1]
In 1964, the Historic Savannah Foundation saved the building from demolition.[1]
The property sits directly across East Saint Julian Street from The Olde Pink House, which was constructed 24 years earlier. It has been the home of Morris Multimedia since 1971.[5][6]
Gallery
A view of its northern side. Note the John Wesley Hotel was in business at 29 Abercorn Street
Front entrance detail, 1930s
Statue of John Wesley in Reynolds Square
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Georgia SP Sturges, Oliver, House – National Archives Catalog
- ^ Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 11
- ^ 1. HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY L. D. ANDREW - PHOTOGRAPHER SEPT. 7, 1936 EAST FRONT - Hiram Roberts House, 27 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA – Library of Congress
- ^ Savannah Morning News, September 8, 1880, p. 3, col. 2
- ^ a b The Oliver Sturges House – Historical Marker Database
- ^ Contact –MorrisMultimedia.com
External links
Media related to Oliver Sturges House at Wikimedia Commons
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