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Propes Hall, SCAD (Citizens Bank of Savannah)

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1895, Gottfried L. Norrman. 15 Drayton St.

Savannah’s first true skyscraper, this five-story building was surprisingly early in utilizing the key components of contemporary high-rises in larger American cities—steel frame, exterior curtain walls, fireproofing with brick and terra-cotta, and an elevator. It follows the conventional tripartite composition, but with an eclectic combination of a rusticated ground floor reminiscent of Richardsonian Romanesque buildings of the 1880s and baroque details of Beaux-Arts classicism above. SCAD acquired the building in 1992.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler
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What's Nearby

Bank of America (Citizens and Southern National Bank)
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce (Hibernia Bank of Savannah)
Thomas Gamble Building (Kelly’s Block)
Christ Church Episcopal
Commercial Building (Savannah Bank and Trust Company)

Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Propes Hall, SCAD (Citizens Bank of Savannah)", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-2.6.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 36-37.

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