United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983Linley, John1967-06Located at: 27 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Ga.Three-story brick house with a semi-raised basement built on a stone foundation, featuring a stoop with portico supported by two slender Doric columns on stone piers. The roof is slate and the entrance to the basement is enclosed by an iron railing. The octagonal room in the rear overlooking the garden was originally the finest room in the house. Built by Foreman, the house was later owned by Winns and later bought by Hiram Roberts. The third floor was added in 1835. For more information see Linley, John. The Georgia Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey. Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, c1982, p. 339.Slide annotated: "Oliver Sturges House Savannah."Date of structure: 1813.image/jpegForms part of: John Linley Collectionhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Sturges, OliverWeir, Stanley L.Decoration and ornament--Federal styleBrickWood (plant material)Iron (metal)MetalSlateMetamorphic rockRockStoneHousesDwellingsArchitecture--Georgia--SavannahArchitecture--Georgia--Chatham CountyForeman family--Homes and hauntsWinns family--Homes and hauntsRoberts, Hiram--Homes and hauntsHiram Roberts House (Savannah, Ga.)Oliver Sturges House (Savannah, Ga.)StillImage