private home a century after it was completed.
In preservation circles, when adaptive reuse is discussed, it generally refers to transforming a building for an entirely new, more modern use.
In the case of the Armstrong-Kessler Mansion, a landmark among landmarks in the Southern-charm city of Savannah, Georgia, there was a twist: The Savannah-based architectural firm of Sottile & Sottile created a master plan that returned the structure to its original use as a private residence exactly a century after it had been built…