National Register of Historic Places

Sturges, Oliver, House

Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
Listed
July 13, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000271

About this property

The Oliver Sturges House is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States, built in 1813. It is located in the southwestern trust block of Reynolds Square, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The building has also been known as the Hiram Roberts House. Originally owned by Oliver Sturges, Roberts lived here from 1806 to 1880. The house was originally two floors; a third was added in 1835. The lot the building stands on was the site set aside by the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia for the minister at Savannah. A 1733 map shows an earlier house on the site. In 1736–37, John Wesley, a missionary of the Church of England and later the founder of Methodism, lived there. The earliest view of the building is depicted by Firmin Cerveau, detail painter and watercolorist, in 1837. The painting now hangs in the Georgia Historical Society's offices. In 1964, the Historic Savannah Foundation saved the building from demolition. The property sits directly across East Saint Julian Street from The Olde Pink House, which was constructed 24 years earlier. It has been the home of Morris Multimedia since 1971.

Location

27 Abercorn St.
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
32.07932, -81.08990

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When was Sturges, Oliver, House listed on the National Register?

Sturges, Oliver, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1971.

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Sturges, Oliver, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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