COMPLETED OCTOBER 2020
Mama Lizzie’s House
This property has remained under family ownership for four generations.
Ms. Mary Simmons, the great grand daughter of the very first owners, now. holds the title to the land and entrusted RePurpose with deconstructing the irreparably damaged family house in order to clear the lot upon the newly enlarged parcel where Mary plans to build a personalized dream home to continue passing the property along to her family in the future.
The History of Mama Lizzie’s House
Name(s) of original owner and related histories
BUILT: YEAR
ARCHITECT/BUILDER: NAME/STYLE
More recent history
RECORD OF OWNERSHIP
All records were documented from the census located at the Bull Street Library Archives and the deed records at the City of Savannah Courthouse.
YEAR – First Record of Ownership
the greater history coffee bluff neighborhoods
Location information
Articles
Month Date Year Published - Article Title Written Out as Link
Watch Our Process
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Stories Highlights
Watch videos taken on Instagram during our deconstruction!
What is your relationship to Mama Lizzie’s House?
Do you have insight into the history of Mama Lizzie’s House? Have you made something out of the materials we reclaimed from the this house? We would love to collect your histories and re-use stories to share in our growing archive!
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