Mercer Williams House Museum

Same as above

The Mercer Williams House is located at 429 Bull Street Savannah, Georgia.   The building style is Italianate.  It was designed by John Norris.  It was built for General Hugh Mercer (who never lived in the house).  Construction began in 1860. It was completed in 1868

There are 40 windows.  There are 3 floors.  The rear of the first and second floors open on a veranda.  The exterior is Philadelphia red brick.

The first person to occupy the house was John Rudolph Wilder.   For a period in the 20th century the building was used by the Savannah  Shriners AleeTemple.   It lay vacant until 1960 at which time it was purchased by Jim Williams ( a well known preservationist) for $55,000.  He renovated the building.    Williams died in 1990.  His sister sold it for $7,000,00.

Incidentally the house was used during the filming of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil