Homes in Historic Savannah, Georgia

Savannah has an amazing Historic District.  It has been listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.  

Construction of the
Mercer-Williams House
was interrupted by the
Civil War.

It was completed in 1868.





This became a landmark after Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was published.  Danny Hansford was allegedly shot in the study.

The Green-Meldrim House

was built in the Gothic

 Revival style in 1853.

After Savannah surrendered to Union forces in December, 1864, the owner, Charles Green, offered the house to General William Tecumseh Sherman for use as his headquarters.

Besides saving his own home, Charles Green's actions helped save Savannah from destruction during the Civil War.

There are many antebellum

homes in Savannah.

Fires were a danger to Savannah throughout the years.  Savannah's Fire Department was organized in 1759 and fought hard to keep Savannah buildings and citizens safe from this fast moving foe.

    

Victorian Row Houses

This is a beautiful

duplex home.

The demands of a modernizing city threatened Savannah's architectural history.  Ellis Square was bulldozed in 1954 to make way for a multistory parking garage.  Besides upsetting Savannah's citizens, this one act of urban renewal galvanized residents to save and preserve Savannah's unique Historic District.

This Victorian house has

a mansard roof.

The Davenport House

was built in 1820.

This Federal style home

is now a museum.

Savannah's efforts to save and preserve its past were reinforced when the Historic District was named a National Landmark in 1966.  

The Owens-Thomas Home

was built in 1819.

It is an English Regency

style residence

The Marquis de Lafayette stayed at this home in 1825 when he dedicated the Nathanael Greene Monument in Johnson Square.

The Kehoe House was

built in 1892.

The house was built

for Mr. & Mrs. Kehoe

& their ten children.

This Queen Anne style 

house dominates 

its corner.

The roof line on this 

house intrigues me. 

Savannah's efforts to save and preserve its past have paid off.  Residents and visitors from all over the world enjoy walking the Historic District.  Tourism is a major revenue source for this gracious city.