The Oliver Sturges House is a historic building in
Savannah, Georgia
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,
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in 1971. The building has also been known as the Hiram Roberts House. Roberts lived from 1806 to 1880. The house was originally two floors; a third was added in 1835.The Oliver Sturges House –
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The lot the building stands on was the site set aside by the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia for the minister at Savannah. A 1733 map shows an earlier house on the site. In 1736–37,
John Wesley
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, a missionary of the
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and later the founder of
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, lived there.
The earliest view of the building is depicted by Firmin Cerveau, detail painter and watercolorist, in 1837. The painting now hangs in the Georgia Historical Society's offices.
In 1964, the
Historic Savannah Foundation
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In 1950, the four-story Wetter House on East Oglethorpe was demolished.The Olde Pink House, which was constructed 24 years earlier. It has been the home of
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File:Historic American Buildings Survey L. D. Andrew, Photographer Dec. 30, 1936 GENERAL VIEW SHOWING FRONT AND NORTH SIDE - Hiram Roberts House, 27 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Chatham HABS GA,26-SAV,13-2.tif, A view of its northern side. Note the John Wesley Hotel was in business at 29 Abercorn Street
File:Historic American Buildings Survey Lawrence Bradley - Photographer April, 6, 1936 PORCH AND DOORWAY - Hiram Roberts House, 27 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA HABS GA,26-SAV,13-3.tif, Front entrance detail, 1930s
File:John Wesley statue, Savannah, GA, US.jpg, Statue of John Wesley in Reynolds Square
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Buildings in Savannah Historic District
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