The Spencer–Woodbridge House (also known as the George Basil Spencer House) is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1] It is located in the northeastern civic block of Warren Square and was built in 1790, making it the oldest building on the square and one of the oldest in Savannah overall.[2][3] It is part of the Savannah Historic District,[2][4] and was built for George Basil Spencer, though he died in February 1791.[5] It also became the homes of William H. Spencer (believed to have built the house) until 1817 and William Woodbridge, who bought it from Spencer.[5][6] It remained in the Woodbridge family until 1911.[7]
| Spencer–Woodbridge House | |
|---|---|
 The building in the mid-20th century | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Address | 22 Habersham Street |
| Coordinates | 32°04′44″N 81°05′12″W / 32.0788°N 81.0868°W |
| Completed | 1790 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 (including basement) |
| Floor area | 2,930 sq ft (272 m2) |
The home is a four-storey wood-frame building with a brick addition at the rear. It has a single-storey porch along the rear of the house and a single-bay Doric entrance porch on Habersham Street.[6]
The building was saved by the revolving fund of the Historic Savannah Foundation. In a survey for the foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[8] It was restored by Mills B. Lane IV in 1993.[5][9]
In 2021, the property was listed with Sotheby's International Realty for $2.8 million.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Spencer-Woodbridge House, 22 Habersham Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia" – Library of Congress
- ^ a b Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
- ^ a b "Turn-Key 1790 Spencer Woodbridge House Asks $2.8M in Savannah, Georgia" – Pricey Pads
- ^ Georgia – National Park Service
- ^ a b c "Spanning the Gap with Names" – The Beehive Foundation, September 18, 2017
- ^ a b Spencer-Woodbridge House (Savannah, Ga.) – Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library, Digital Library of Georgia
- ^ Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series - Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 86
- ^ Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 40
- ^ The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 89 ISBN 9780471155683