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Henry Brigham House

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1879, Francis Grimball; 1987 south facade restoration. 4 W. Liberty St.

Brigham came to Savannah in 1835 from Southborough, Massachusetts, making a name for himself in commerce and banking. This Second Empire house by local builder Grimball replaced his previous residence on the same site. A newspaper account describes it as having thirteen bedrooms and two baths and costing $16,000, a considerable amount at the time. The five-bay facade is noteworthy for its perpendicular stair facing Liberty Street, but its side porch also makes a grand gesture toward the corner of Bull Street.

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, "Henry Brigham House", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-6.9.

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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