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Smithfield Cottage, SCAD (J. P. Williams House)

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1888, Fay and Eichberg; 2003–2004 restoration; 2015 interior modifications. 118 W. Hall St.

This is the city’s finest Queen Anne residence, exuding eclectic self-confidence, with elements projecting in all directions. The exterior includes a regional variation on the usual stucco that incorporates embedded sea shells. The interior possesses a sumptuous range of materials and exotic design details, including Japonesque and Moorish, that illustrate the full potential of craftsmanship. In 2015 some interior spaces were modified when SCAD converted it into its second guest house. The residence across the street at 126 West Hall (1896) is an elaborate example of Colonial Revival with a rare use of graduated clapboarding, which exposes less of the lower boards to weather.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Smithfield Cottage, SCAD (J. P. Williams House)", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-10.5.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 183-183.

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