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At the time of the purchase, the house had been vacant for almost a decade since its former occupants, the Shriners organization, had used the building for their Alee Temple. In 1969, Williams purchased Mercer House, which was originally built for General Hugh Mercer, great-grandfather of famed American songwriter Johnny Mercer. Notable Savannah houses he restored include the Odingsells House, the Merault House, the Hampton Lillibridge House, James Habersham's Pink House and the Armstrong House. Over the following 35 years, he restored more than fifty homes in Savannah, as well as in the low country of Georgia and South Carolina. In 1955, at the age of 24, Williams bought and restored his first three buildings: the single-level houses located at 541, 543 and 545 East Congress Street. He was active in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District. He later moved to Savannah, where he became a noted antiques dealer and historic preservationist. James Arthur Williams was born in Gordon, Georgia, to Arthur Costlar and Blanche Brooks Williams. After four trials for an alleged murder that occurred in his house in 1981, he was acquitted in 1989. Williams is the main character in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, published four years after his death in 1990. He played an active role in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District for over 35 years. James Arthur Williams (Decem– January 14, 1990) was an American antiques dealer and a historic preservationist based in Savannah, Georgia.

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Historic preservationist and antiques dealerĪn early leader in the Savannah, Georgia, historic preservation movement, as well as the main character in the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil book and movie

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