John Williamson Range
The building in 2021, viewed from West Bay Street
General information
Location302–310 West Bay Street
Town or citySavannah, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32°04′58″N 81°05′40″W / 32.0827°N 81.0944°W / 32.0827; -81.0944
Completed1850 (1850)
Technical details
Floor count3–4

John Williamson Range is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Savannah's Historic District, the addresses of some of the properties are West Bay Street, above Factors Walk, while others solely utilize the former King Cotton warehouses on River Street. As of February 2022, these are Two Cracked Eggs, Rusty Rudders Tap House, Nine Line, Black Rifle Coffee Company and 309 West.

The building was completed in 1850, and is believed to be named for either John Postell Williamson, the city's former mayor, or his son John P. Jr., who is believed to also have been known as "J. J. Williamson".[1]

In 1921, the Shapiro Shoe Company was based at number 302.[2] At the same time, another part of the building was occupied by J. J. Williamson & Company cotton merchants, established in 1904.[3] Their home office was in Atlanta, but they had branches in Savannah, Augusta, Memphis, Dallas, Birmingham and Tupelo, and were members of both the New York Cotton Exchange and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.[4]

In 1922, the cotton firm of Inman & Howard in Atlanta dissolved its partnership. Frank Inman combined his interests with those of J. J. Williamson & Company, under the name of Williamson, Inman & Stribling.[5]

River Street façade

See also

References

  1. ↑ Commerce and Finance, Volume 8, Issues 17-53 (1919), p. 1640
  2. ↑ Leather Trades Rating Book: A Directory, Shoe and Leather Mercantile Agency, Inc., Boston (1921), p. 90
  3. ↑ Commerce and Finance, Volume 8, Issues 17-53 (1919), p. 1640
  4. ↑ Commerce and Finance, Volume 10 (1921), p. 1670
  5. ↑ America's Textile Reporter For the Combined Textile Industries, Volume 36 (1922), p. 39
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