Irwin - Gray House - Savannah Historic District - Savannah, TN
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N 35° 13.602 W 088° 14.964
16S E 386302 N 3898898
Listed as #12 on original, now #36 on Boundary Increase/Correction form
Waymark Code: WMYB4T
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2018
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County of house: Hardin County
Locatio of house: Guinn St & Deford St., Savannah
Original Owner: James W. Irwin
Current Owner: Glenn & Patsy Gray
Built: 1902
Architect: Thomas McGee, Jackson, Tennessee
Original Listing:
"12. Irwin-Rinks House (Guinn Street): 1902, vernacular, 2 story frame, weatherboard,
wrap around porches with clustered columns, bay windows, exterior slightly
altered." ~ Original NRHP Nomination Form
Updated NRHP Listing:
"36 80 Guinn Street Irwin-Gray House, 1902
Originally listed on April 8, 1980 as inventory number 12. Two-story frame, rectangular plan, weatherboard,
wraparound porches with clustered columns, bay windows, exterior slightly altered. (C)
"...The Hardin Tract was partially purchased by James W. Irwin who donated 50 acres to the city of
Savannah. The city of Savannah then gave Mr. Irwin his choice in lots and sold the other lots to interested
buyers. The district as a whole started out as homesteads for the Walker, Williams, Irwin, Sevier,
Churchwell, and Ross families. These families were major contributing families to the city of Savannah as
bankers, lawyers, teachers, and civic duty personnel." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
Current ownership of the property as described in the Probate Court Records:
Public Notice ID: 20656638.HTM