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Telfair Museums historic house museum showcasing English Regency architecture and the intact slave quarters — one of the most significant examples of urban enslaved people's living spaces in the antebellum South. Lafayette spoke from its balcony in 1825.
Everything that was here
- 1951–present · still open
Owens-Thomas HouseMuseum
Telfair Museums historic house museum showcasing English Regency architecture and the intact slave quarters — one of the most significant examples of urban enslaved people's living spaces in the antebellum South.…
See the map in 1952 → - 1830–1951
George Owens ResidencePrivate Residence
Purchased by George Welshman Owens in 1830, the house remained in the Owens-Thomas family for over 120 years. Contains one of the earliest intact urban slave quarters in the South.
See the map in 1831 → - 1819–1830
Richard Richardson ResidencePrivate Residence
Designed by English architect William Jay for cotton merchant Richard Richardson. One of the finest examples of English Regency architecture in the Americas. The Marquis de Lafayette addressed Savannah citizens from…
See the map in 1820 →
Connected places
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Telfair Academy
Savannah Theatre (Original)
Isaiah Davenport Residence
Lucas Theatre (Abandoned/Threatened)
Monterey Square
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Nearby history
17Hundred90 Inn
Jen Library (SCAD)
Kehoe House
Isaiah Davenport House
Conrad Aiken Birthplace
Trustees Theater (SCAD)
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