Savannah’s first true skyscraper, this five-story building was surprisingly early in utilizing the key components of contemporary high-rises in larger American cities—steel frame, exterior curtain walls, fireproofing with brick and terra-cotta, and an

elevator. It follows the conventional tripartite composition, but with an eclectic combination of a rusticated ground floor reminiscent of Richardsonian Romanesque buildings of the 1880s and baroque details of Beaux-Arts classicism above. SCAD acquired the building in 1992.