completed June 2021
Crest Hill Bungalow & Garage
Left: Photo taken April, 2021.
Crest Hill Bungalow sat on a beautiful parcel of land next to a creek that feeds into the Vernon River. Next door to the bungalow sat a 2-story concrete block structure that once housed an automotive garage. Both buildings can be seen in the image.
The Crest Hill Bungalow project was in fact a two-building project. The bungalow, a stick-framed single-family residence at 8426 Whitefield Avenue, sat next door to the Auto Garage, a concrete-block structure that housed apartments and an auto repair business at 8424 Whitefield Avenue. Re:Purpose Savannah agreed to take on both structures at once.
The Crest Hill Bungalow is a late example of the classic craftsman style, which was common from the 1890s through the 1940s. To the best of our knowledge, the bungalow was built in the early 1940s, though we have been unable to verify that estimate.
Significant Dates
1944 Re-subdivision of Lots 1 and 2, Crest Hill Farms
1949 Dover L. Johnson Jr. deeds property to Edith Correne Taylor and William Taylor
1955 Taylors deed property to John W. Hooks
1963 Hooks deeds property to Geraldine Hamm Hooks
1990 Hooks deeds property to John W. Bill Hooks, Jr.
Excerpt from the obituary of John W. Bill Hooks, Jr.:
SAVANNAH - John W. Bill Hooks, Jr., 71, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in Savannah. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah, Bill graduated from Jenkins High School and was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple. He retired after many years of service from the United States Post Office.
Deconstruction of the Bungalow
Deconstruction of the Garage
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What is your relationship to the Crest Hill Bungalow & Garage?
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