Silas Fulton (1804-1888) was a free man of color and a successful entrepreneur in 19th century Savannah. His wife was Caroline J. Fulton (1820-1890) and they had seven children. Fulton owned several tenant houses on Jones Street and this profitable venture was at the heart of his real estate business, which remained in the Fulton family for generations. This house is one of the most important surviving Black-owned landmarks of 19th-century Savannah. The lower floor once housed retail space but by 1890 it was divided into two apartments. The interior of this traditional Low Country post-and-beam house is said to have the largest preserved section of “haint blue” paint in Savannah.

One of Silas and Caroline’s sons, Charles A. Fulton (18490-1888), who was Master of Transportation for the Brunswick & Western Railway, was among the 23 people killed in the wreck of Mail Train No. 27 at the Hurricane Trestle, a mile-and-a-half east of Blackshear on St. Patrick’s Day, 1888. The train was westbound from Savannah and the disaster was one of the worst in Georgia’s history at the time, receiving major national news coverage.

Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark