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De Renne Apartments

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1920, Henrik Wallin. 20–30 E. Liberty St.

Financed by Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne (son of George Wymberley Jones De Renne), this eight-story, forty-four-unit building secured a place for modern apartment living in Savannah. Its U-shaped courtyard plan follows a building type popular in many American cities of the pre-World War II era. The steel-frame building supports thin, precast concrete slabs cantilevered over the sidewalk, providing each unit with a balcony. An inventive decorative tile frieze with a colorful lattice pattern is topped with acroteria. Unfortunately, Savannah’s economy turned sour soon after completion of the De Renne, bankrupting its owner.

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, "De Renne Apartments", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-6.10.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 108-108.

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