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Norris Hall, SCAD (Abrahams Home)

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1856–1858, John S. Norris; c. 1900 addition; 1989, 2002, 2014 renovations. 548 E. Broughton St.

Upon her death in 1853, Dorothea Abrahams left most of a considerable estate for the establishment of a home for indigent or widowed ladies. Under the direction of George Wymberley Jones De Renne (see 18.1) and Joseph Connerat, Norris was selected to design the building on two tything lots facing Broughton Street. Construction began on the three-story, 90 × 40–foot building in 1856 and was complete by 1858. It was described in a local newspaper as having “32 chambers, each with a fireplace and closet.” Four bays were added to the west c. 1900. The building was acquired by SCAD in 1989.

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, "Norris Hall, SCAD (Abrahams Home)", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-4.4.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 79-80.

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