Tabby House, Victorian house in Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
Tabby House is a two-and-a-half-story Victorian house at 27 South 7th Street in Fernandina Beach, Florida, built in 1885 to a design credited to R. S. Schuyler. Its two-story veranda carries carved posts and brackets, and the walls are brick made of concrete and local shells.
The Tabby House at 27 South 7th Street was built in 1885, with R. S. Schuyler credited as architect; he also designed the nearby Fairbanks House of the same year. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1973.
Locals and owners call it "The Tabby House", though the walls are actually concrete and local shell brick, not true tabby — a mix of lime, sand, water and crushed oyster shells. The name stuck as a local nickname for the 1885 house. Visitors can spot the two-story veranda with carved posts and brackets.
The property is a private residence and not open for public viewing inside. Visitors can observe the exterior architectural features and details from the street without entering the building.
Despite the name, the Tabby House is not true tabby: its walls are brick made of concrete and local shells, while tabby proper is a mix of lime, sand, water and crushed oyster shells. Owners and residents use the nickname anyway, and the house at 27 South 7th Street joined the National Register on June 4, 1973.
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