James Mills House Explained

James Mills House
Location:	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:	205 East York Street
Coordinates:	32.0768°N -81.0899°W
Floor Count:	3

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, a commission merchant and factor. As of 1860, his office was at 200 Bay Street.^[2]

Historic Savannah Foundation saved the property from demolition around a century after its construction. In a survey for the foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.^[3]

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.^[4]

See also

• Buildings in Savannah Historic District

Notes and References

1. https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/hist/maps/supplement.pdf Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
2. Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series, Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, Vaughnette Goode-Walker (2011), p. 153
3. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979)
4. The National Trust Guide to Savannah, Roulhac Toledano (1997), p. 82