Wilson-Warner House

Wilson-Warner House facade at Historic Odessa

The Wilson-Warner House c. 1769 was constructed in the Delaware-Georgian style to affirm David Wilson's status as the town's most prosperous merchant. Today the house is furnished according to the "List of Sale" recorded in the family bankruptcy in 1829.

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Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
1882-1908
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Georgian houses displayed a strict symmetry with a paneled door as a centerpiece capped by an elaborate crown or pediment.

Entrance Door Corbit-Sharp House

Georgian houses displayed a strict symmetry with a paneled door as a centerpiece capped by an elaborate crown or pediment. The decorative crown (entablature) and fanlight transom window are indications of the Corbit's wealth.
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