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Paul Hamilton Wilkins House

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1791–1794. 7 Habersham St.

Wilkins was a carpenter-builder who purchased this property in the initial city auction for lots in Warren Ward in January 1791 and sold the property with “improvements” (namely the house) to Henry C. Jones in December 1794, a typical pattern of real estate development in the early days of the republic. It is a restrained five-bay, clapboard house resting on a tall one-story raised basement, unusual both for its early date and use of brick and ballast stone (similar to the warehouses at 202–206 W. Bay St. [1.12]), no doubt benefiting from its proximity to the port. The round-arched fanlight over the door reflects the simple elegance of the Federal style. The elaborate central dormer is a modern modification.

Writing Credits

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

Warren Square
The Strand
John David Mongin House
John Stoddard’s Lower Range Warehouses
Christ Church Parish House (Leroy Myers Cigar Company)

Citation

Robin B. Williams with David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler, "Paul Hamilton Wilkins House", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-4.8.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 82-82.

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