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{{short description|Architectural firm of Charles Sholl and Calvin Fay}}

{{Infobox architectural practice
|image=Claghorn_and_Cunningham_Range.jpg
|caption= 102–110 East Bay Street, in Savannah, Georgia, was the work of Sholl & Fay in 1857
|name= Sholl & Fay
|architects= Charles Sholl<br />Calvin Fay
|founded=1852
|dissolved             = {{start date and age|1857|p=yes}}
|location_city    = [[Savannah, Georgia]]
|location_country = United States
|significant_buildings= [[124 East Bay Street]], Savannah (1857)<br />102–110 East Bay Street, Savannah (1857)
|awards=
|homepage =}}

'''Sholl & Fay''' was the [[architectural firm]] of '''Charles Sholl''' and '''Calvin Fay''' which was active in the 19th century. The partnership existed between 1852 and 1857. They were responsible for the renovations of the [[City Exchange (Savannah, Georgia)|City Exchange]], Savannah Medical College and several [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] buildings in [[Savannah, Georgia]], where they were based.<ref name=ls>''Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the [[Georgia Historical Society]]'', Luciana M. Spracher (2003) {{isbn|9780738514871}}</ref>

In 1855, they were in discussions regarding potential renovations at the [[Georgia State Capitol|Georgia State House]]. They submitted sketches and an estimate for completion of between $125,000 and $150,000.<ref>''Journal'', Georgia General Assembly (1855), p. 27</ref> It is not known whether they undertook the renovations.

Fay went on to be a partner with another Georgia architect, [[Alfred Eichberg]], between 1881 and 1888.<ref name=eich>[http://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu/people/P000295 Alfred S. Eichberg] North Carolina Architects & Builders</ref>

==Notable works==
*[[Jones and Telfair Range]], 112–130 West Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia (1852–1854)<ref name=ls/> – now the Cotton Sail Hotel
*Louisa Porter Home, 23 East Charlton Street, Savannah, Georgia (1853)<ref name=ls/>
*City Exchange, Bay Street (1854)<ref name=ls/> – portico (building now demolished; replaced in 1905 by today's [[Savannah City Hall]]
*Powell Building, [[Central State Hospital (Georgia)|Central State Hospital]], [[Milledgeville, Georgia]] (1856)<ref>''The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey: A Guide to the Architecture of the State'', John Linley (1982), p. 312 {{isbn|9780820306148}}</ref>
*[[Claghorn and Cunningham Range]], 102–110 East Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia (1857)<ref name=ls/>
*[[Jones and Derenne Range]], [[124 East Bay Street]], Savannah, Georgia (1857) – now River Street Inn<ref name=ls/>

==Gallery==
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Cotton_Sail_Hotel,_Savannah,_GA,_US.jpg|112–130 West Bay Street, Savannah
River_Street_Inn,_Savannah,_GA,_US.jpg|102–110 East Bay Street, Savannah
</gallery>

==References==
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