In 1892, local politician and judge Peter Meldrim purchased the property and lived in it a number of decades.Polk's Savannah City Directories In 1943, his heirs sold the house to St John's Church, which is located next door. In the 1950s, Savannah Landscape Architect Clermont Huger Lee provided period appropriate designs and planting plans for the garden. Tours of the house are given during the day, and the church uses it for wedding receptions and after-church events. At this time, none of the original furniture is on display at the house.
