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William Taylor Stores

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The Taylors had several children, although only two survived: Alexander Miller Taylor (1800–1829) and Elizabeth Ann Taylor Goodwin (1802–1882). Elizabeth survived her husband by six years (died in 1846).
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The eastern section, today's 202 and 204, was formerly Southern Marine Supply Company Incorporated, while the western section, now 206, was known as the Taylor House at the time of its construction.
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2. NORTH REAR - William Taylor Store, 204 West Bay Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA Photos from Survey HABS GA-1196
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William Taylor (1769–1840), a merchant and slave owner, was a Scottish emigrant who initially moved to
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The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: A Guide to the Architecture of the State
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The buildings were partially destroyed by fire in 1885 and rebuilt the same year.
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William Taylor Store, 204 West Bay Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
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The building in 2022, viewed from the Barnard Street ramp
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HABS photos of 204 West Bay Street from the 20th century
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Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates
32°04′56″N 81°05′36″W / 32.0822°N 81.0934°W / 32.0822; -81.0934
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah's Historic District
West Bay Street
Factors Walk
King Cotton
River Street
ballast
Historic American Buildings Survey
South Carolina
Stateburg
Andrew Low
Saint Andrew's Society
William Washington
Girl Scouts
Juliette Gordon Low
The inside of one of the first-floor stores

From the Savannah River. The Jones and Telfair Range is on the left
Savannah River
Jones and Telfair Range
The River Street façade (center), with the Lowden Building closest to the camera
Lowden Building
A 1930s view
Detail of the former Taylor House
The building's eastern elevation in the 1930s
Buildings in Savannah Historic District

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