The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-07
HABERSHAM RESIDENCE SOLD.
MIR. CARLTON {. CHAMPION THE
PURCHASER AT $4,000.

Was Build by GOV. Archibald BuIIOch
in 1920 and Is in the Old Colonial
styIe-said to Contain More Brick
Than Any Residence in savannah.
Several Residences sold at Fair
Prices-Lnrge Lot Mt Abercorn and
First Streets Brought $500.
Considerable real estate was disposed of
at the court house yesterday. though the
sales were not nearly so large as at the
May sales. The bidding was fairly active
though not quite so lively as the auction
GERS would have liked to have it. The
principal piece Of property sold was the
old Habersham residence on Orleans
square, in former days one of savannah's
famous residences and still an attractive
edifce. The residence was bought by Mr..
Carlton Champion for $1,000.
The old Habersham residence has been a
landmark IN Savannah for over three
quarters of a century. Ii was built by
Archibald Bulloch. one OF the famous men
in Georg,a's early history. and is in the
Old colonial style. 1t is said that the
building has the thickest walls of any resi-
dence in Savannah. The contract with the
builder is said to have provided that he
should receive pay according TO the num-
Der of brick used, and the result was
there was no stinting of brick. There were
several bidders who seemed DESTROYS of Sc
curing the property, but none of them
were disposed to bid very high and Mr..
Champion is thought TO have gotten the
rarF NJ nf n hi AUaaV
The property occupies the entire trust
lot at the southeast corner of Orleans
square. 1t is unders TODD that Mr.. Cham
pon will improve and remodel the prop
erty.
The store and dwelling at the southeast
corner of CASTOR and Price streets was
sold by Mr.. LaRoche TO Mr.. 3. D. Rosen-
brook for $500.
The handsome two-story residence at the
northwest corner of Duffy and Habersham
streets was sold by Mr.. LaRoche to Capt.
l.. Trapani for $3.475.
Lot No. 81, North Oglethorpe ward,
fronting on Bryan street, in Yamacraw,
sold by Mr. r. II. Tatem for the estate
of U. l.. Houston, was purchased by Mr..
George W. Allen for $3.50.
A lot in Magazine ward. having a front
of twenty feet on Reynolds street by a
depth of 62iR feet was sold by Sheriff
being the purchaser as attorney for the
parties at interest
Three sales were made by Sheriff e. J.
Whelan of the City Court. Lot 26, Cur
retown ward, at West Broad and Charl-
ton streets, was purchased by Mr.. U. II.
McLaws, as attorney, for $2,375. Lot 81
in Brownsville ward, was also purchased
by Mr.. McLaws, as attorney, for $3l5. Two
lots at Thunderbolt. formerly the property
nj Ann IL HarHao
Mr.. Cain, as attorney, for $40.
A large amount of property had been
advertised for sale by Sheriff Roman I'm
der tax executions. but the sale did not
take place.
A sale which seemed TO attract consider
able interest was that of the lot at the
southeast corner of Abercorn and First
streets, 70 by 1876 feet which was bought
by Mr.. Ed S. Richmond for 50 500 The
neighborhood is quite desirable one, and
Mr.. Richmond was congratulated upon
getting a bargain.
Both these sales were made by Mr.. c.
H. Dorset. who also sold the following
property: The one-fifth interest belonging
to the estate of Francis w. Reid in the
double, two-story residence at No. 11S
State street, east, Mr.. w. R. Leaken be-
ing the purchaser; the two-story residence
No. 1903 Henry street, east, to A. NJ Gerst
for $2,475 and a two-story residence, No.
81 Duffy street. east for s., 500
Mr.. Dorset sold two shares of the stock
of the Peoples Saving and Loan Com
pany at $3.50 Albert Jackson being the
purchaser Old accounts of the Electrical
Supply Company to the amount of 81 .3Oi 90
We're sold by Mr.. Dorset and purchased
by $. X. Platshek for S1O.5O.
Mr.. |. d. LaRoche sold seven lots at
Lincoln and Third streets at S775 each.
Mr.. Joseph Sognier being the purchaser.