Alfred Haywood House
Originally built just before the Civil War for English ice merchant Alfred Haywood, this "Exceptional" 1861 Italianate residence sits at the corner of McDonough and Abercorn Streets in Savannah's Landmark District. Over the better part of a century, the home had accumulated layers of utility: window-mounted AC units, surface-mounted electrical lines, and mid-century partitions that had carved the grand family home into a patchwork of apartments and offices. In collaboration with Ethos Preservation and Pinyan Construction, our work was defined by a return to the building's 1861 period of significance, an exercise in subtraction aimed at removing the non-historic additions and revealing the original elements and character of the property.
LOCATION: Savannah, GA
COMPLETED: 2026
CLIENT: Undisclosed
BUILDER: Pinyan Construction
COLLABORATION: Ethos Preservation
PHOTO CREDITS: Jacob Edenfield