Ross House - Savannah Historic District - Savannah, TN
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YoSam.
N 35° 13.527 W 088° 15.095
16S E 386101 N 3898762
Raining very hard, so this is the only house in the district I acquired. This is building number 1 on NRHP. Revised and extended NRHP it is now #39, and address changed.
Waymark Code: WMTYH6
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2017
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County of district: Hardin County
Location of district: Main St & Bridge Ave., Savannah
District listed NRHP: 1980
Architect: Thomas McGee
Architectural Style: Colonial Revival
Note: New Listing in Boundary Increase and corrections:
"39 520 Main Street Ross House, 1908
Originally listed on April 8, 1980 as inventory number 1 at 504 Main Street. Colonial Revival, two-story brick, Ionic two-story portico, single-story, wraparound porches, interior and exterior unaltered. (C)
"1. Ross House (504 Main Street): 1909, Colonial Revival, 2 story brick, Ionic two-story portico and single-story, wrap-around porches, interior and exterior unaltered.
"The architectural styles present in this small district range from the Greek-Revival Williams-Churchwell House (No. 5) to the bungalow, the Carroll House (No. 20) There are five Queen Anne residences: Walker-McGinley House (No.2), Williams-Ledbetter House (No3),
Williams-Riggan House (No. 8), Welch-Nesbitt House (No. 10), and Sevier House (No. 11);
these are the finest examples of this style in Savannah and among the best in the state. By 1909 the Victorian influence in Savannah architecture had been superseded by the Colonial Revival style. The Ross House (No. 1) is the first and best example of this
architectural style in the city. The Williams House (No, 6) was remodeled and transformed
into a Colonial Revival mansion about the time the Ross House was constructed.
At least four of the houses in the district originated on architect's drawing boards
A firm in Paducah, Kentucky, designed the Williams-Riggan House (No. 8), and Hubert
Thomas McGee, a Jackson, Tennessee architect, designed the Welch-Nesbitt House (No. 10)
Irwin-Rinks House (Mo. 12), and the Ross House (No. 1). ~ NRHP Nomination Form