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Eichberg Hall Shed, SCAD (Down-Freight Warehouse, Central of Georgia Railroad)

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1859; 1887 roof modified; 1988, 2003 renovated. Rear of Eichberg Hall (7.1.2)

The down-freight (import) warehouse, attached to the rear of the Red Building, was constructed in 1859 for handling produce. Its wide, overslung roof is an addition contemporary with the Red Building. Timber brackets supporting the roof have chamfer cuts that eliminate their squared corners, an aesthetic detail that also served to retard the spread of fire since the corners would catch fire first. The two-story addition at the western end of the warehouse contained an office and equipment storage for track maintenance. Both warehouses originally had floors pitched in the direction that freight was transferred so that it always moved downhill. SCAD acquired the building in 1988 and it now serves as classrooms and studios.

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, "Eichberg Hall Shed, SCAD (Down-Freight Warehouse, Central of Georgia Railroad)", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-7.1.5.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 126-127.

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