Spencer–Woodbridge House

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
LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address22 Habersham Street
Coordinates32.0788°N 81.0868°W / 32.0788; -81.0868
Completed1790 (1790)
Technical details
Floor count4 (including basement)
Floor area2,930 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

References
  1. "Spencer-Woodbridge House, 22 Habersham Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia" – Library of Congress
  2. Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
  3. "Turn-Key 1790 Spencer Woodbridge House Asks $2.8M in Savannah, Georgia" – Pricey Pads
  4. Georgia – National Park Service
  5. "Spanning the Gap with Names" – The Beehive Foundation, September 18, 2017
  6. 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
  7. Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series - Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 86
  8. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 40
  9. The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 89 ISBN 9780471155683
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