1839–1843, Charles B. Cluskey; 1996–1998 reconstruction of east and north verandahs, John Deering for Hansen Architects. 6 W. Harris St.
Dominican-born merchant Francis Sorrel clearly intended to make an impression when he paid a premium for two prominently positioned tything lots in the newly begun Jasper Ward and hired Cluskey to design this grand mansion straddling them. Its bright orange-colored stucco—discovered through historic paint analysis—enlivens its severe Greek Revival forms and details. Porches project from all four sides, conferring a sense of spaciousness. Raised on a half basement, the first floor features a wide central hall punctuated by a columnar screen and terminated by a dramatic curved staircase. Cluskey also designed the adjacent handsome pair of Greek Revival Savannah elevated town houses at 14 and 18 W. Harris.