612 and 618 Drayton, Savannah, GA

612 and 618 Drayton Street are being renovated into a new administration building for SCAD. Both buildings were listed as contributing buildings to the Downtown Savannah Historic District in 1979.

612 Drayton Street was built for William H. Baker in 1872. The four-story brick townhouse has a typical Savannah side hall plan where the entry opens onto a stair and hall that is flanked on one side by stacked living parlors and bedrooms. The building is simplified Italianate in style. Its hip roof has an extended eave with decorative brackets. The windows are adorned with cast iron hoods, stone sills, and louvered wood shutters. The last known occupant of the building was the Georgia Medical Society, founded in 1804.

618 Drayton Street was built in 1872 for William Hone, a blockader in the Confederate Army and a prominent businessman in Savannah. The three-story stucco house is Italianate in style, featuring a hip roof, bracketed eave, and arched cast iron window hoods. The house also has an adjoining two-story wooden side porch.