Historic Resources Survey - Cuyler-Brownville Neighborhood, Savannah, Georgia

Ward, Sarah; Ciucevich, Robert

Executive Summary: "A reconnaissance level survey of the Cuyler-Brownville Neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia was performed to identify all structures 40 years of age or older within the project area. Initially, reconnaissance-level field work identified approximately 975 resources within the survey area. Background research, including a review of prior surveys and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) revealed that the neighborhood was surveyed in 1994. Subsequently, the Cuyler-Brownville Historic District was listed in the NRHP in 1998. This district and additional properties to the west are also within a locally designated historic district. Architectural field survey was performed from December 2018 through February 2020. The in-depth survey evaluated all structures constructed during or before 1980. This resulted in 1,027 resources (43 demolished buildings, 983 buildings, and one structure) updated or newly recorded into the Georgia Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resource Geographic Information System (GNAHRGIS) database. Forty-three (43) historic properties identified in the 1994 survey and constructed within the period of significance (1867-1937) were not longer extant at the time of this survey. Two hundred twelve (212) historic buildings, constructed from 1867-1937, were newly recorded in GNAHRGIS and no record of prior survey was found. One hundred seventy-four (174) of these were located within the existing NRHP boundary and 38 were in the area immediately west. The survey identified 295 buildings, constructed from 1938-1980, within the survey area. Of these, 150 are buildings within the existing NRHP boundaries. The remaining 145 resources are buildings immediately west of the existing district boundaries. Additionally, one historic structure, the Springfield Canal, was also identified. This resource was constructed c1830 and pre-dates the Cuyler-Brownville neighborhood. The in-depth survey evaluated all structures for architectural style, building type and methods of construction. Buildings were mostly constructed during the late New South period (1910-1919), followed by the Cold War period (1950-1980). The most common architectural style was Craftsman, followed by Colonial Revival. the Bungalow was overwhelmingly the most common building type within the district. Sixty-four (64) resources were an undefined building type. Because of the number of one-story side-hall buildings and one-story cottage rows that appear, it is recommended to define these as individual building types in the State of Georgia and the GNAHRGIS database. This survey did not include an evaluation of NRHP-eligibility for resources as per HPD standard. Further study and evaluation of potentially NRHP-eligible resources is recommended. Consideration include updating the historic building map, extending the period of significance, expanding the boundary to the west and re-evaluating the boundary to the east." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Georgia Historic Preservation Division, Department of Natural Resources, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P19AF00220).

Historic Resources Survey - Cuyler-Brownville Neighborhood, Savannah, Georgia

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