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James Mills House

Coordinates: 32°04′36″N 81°05′24″W / 32.07679°N 81.08989°W / 32.07679; -81.08989
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James Mills House
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LocationSavannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address205 East York Street
Coordinates32°04′36″N 81°05′24″W / 32.07679°N 81.08989°W / 32.07679; -81.08989
Completed1855 (169 years ago) (1855)
Technical details
Floor count3

The James Mills House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the southeastern tything block of Oglethorpe Square and was built in 1855.[1] It is part of the Savannah Historic District,[1] and was built for James G. Mills,[2] a commission merchant and factor. As of 1860, his office was at 200 Bay Street.[3]

Historic Savannah Foundation saved the property from demolition around a century after its construction.[2] In a survey for the foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[4]

It is a detached sidehall townhouse, as is its neighbor to the west at 201–203 East York Street. It has a piazza on its eastern side.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011)
  2. ^ a b c The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 82 ISBN 0471155683
  3. ^ Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series, Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 153 ISBN 1934572705
  4. ^ Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979)