Oliver Sturges House
unknown (American)

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Date
1813Description
Overall view, the attached townhouse; Built for Oliver Sturgis, one of the planners and promoters of the steamship 'Savannah'. The late Georgian style townhouse features an elliptical fanlight over the entrance, and an arched window over the portico. An octagon shaped room was added to the rear of the building before 1819, and a third story was added about 1835. A twin to this house, built for Benjamin Burroughs, once occupied the adjacent lot, which is now the site of the Pink House. Source: Visit Historic Savannah [website]; http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com (accessed 4/29/2011)
Type of Work
row houseSubject
architecture, historical, Restoration and conservation, antebellum architecture, Nineteenth century, Georgian
Rights
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