Jesse Mount House Explained

Jesse Mount House
Location:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:122–124 West Jones Street
Coordinates:32.073°N -81.0961°W
Floor Count:4

The Jesse Mount House, also known as the Champion–McAlpin House, is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 122–124 West Jones Street and was constructed in 1852.[1]

Built for Jesse Mount, a wing was added in 1857. It was owned by a Mrs. Maria McAlpin from 1859 to 1888. Maria's father, Aaron Champion, lived at the Harper Fowlkes House, at 230 Barnard Street, from 1843.[2] Improvements totaling $9,000 were made in 1861.[3]

The building is part of the Savannah Historic District.[1] In a survey for the Historic Savannah Foundation, Mary Lane Morrison found the building to be of significant status.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.thempc.org/docs/lit/hist/maps/supplement.pdf Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
  2. http://www.harperfowlkeshouse.com/history/ History
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=Pl1aavDFhPUC&dq=Augustus+Bonaud+savannah+georgia&pg=PA289 Savannah, Immortal City: Volume One of the Civil War Savannah Series
  4. Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia, Mary Lane Morrison (1979), p. 297