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1890; 2006 rear addition, Dirk Hardison. 14 W. Duffy St.

Constructed along with its near-identical neighbor by the Home Building Company, this house illustrates the Victorian love of complexity within the compact form of a narrow yet detached town house. A prominent turret with a conical roof is balanced by an unusual diagonally projecting corner bay. Decorative scrollwork on the porches and strapwork at the cornice, which differ from the twin next door, provide exuberant texture to the otherwise simple wooden clapboard exterior. A dramatic rear addition accompanied an impressive restoration, both carried out by Bloomquist Construction.

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, "House", [Savannah, Georgia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/GA-02-10.14.

Print Source

Buildings of Savannah, Robin B. Williams. With David Gobel, Patrick Haughey, Daves Rossell, and Karl Schuler. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, 188-188.

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