The John Berrien House is a historic home in
Savannah, Georgia
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, United States. It is located at 322–324 East
Broughton Street
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, at its intersection with
Habersham Street, and was built around 1794.
[Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District]
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah
Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) One of the oldest extant buildings in Savannah, it is now part of the
Savannah Historic District,
[ and was built for major ]John Berrien
John Berrien (November 19, 1711April 22, 1772) was a farmer and merchant from Rocky Hill, New Jersey. He was appointed a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1764 and was a trustee of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University, fo ...
, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War
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. Berrien lived in the house until 1797, when he moved to Louisville, Georgia. He sold the property to William Stephens, of Beaulieu Plantation
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. Stephens died in the home in 1882, at which point John Macpherson Berrien
John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Early life and education
Berrien was born on August 23, 1781 at ...
brought it back into the Berrien family. He lived there periodically until his death, also in the home, in 1856. Berrien's son-in-law Francis Bartow inherited the home, and he sold it to William Lake three years later.stucco
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that had been added to its exterior in the 20th-century changes was removed, revealing the original clapboard siding, which was made of beaded cypress. Its removal also revealed the home's original cornice
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. The building was lowered, onto an 18th-century-style ground floor construction.
See also
*Buildings in Savannah Historic District
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966,James Dil ...
References
External links
Berrien House Trust
Houses in Savannah, Georgia
Houses completed in 1794
Savannah Historic District
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