Fun things to do in Savannah GA - Savannah Historic District - Landmarks

Andrew Low House

2014-05-07T12:25:14-04:00

Andrew Low House

Andrew Low House

Andrew Low House

Andrew Low House

329 Abercorn Street (Layfayette Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 233-6854

Tours:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00a - 4:00p
Sunday: 12:00p - 4:00p

Tours are on the hour and half-hour daily and the last tour is at 4:00p

The Andrew Low House combines Grecian details with elements of the Italian Villa style and has one of Savannah's most stunning ironwork balconies. A shuttered piazza overlooks a beautiful brick-walled garden in the rear of the home. The front garden has two hourglass-shaped flowerbeds and looks much as it did when first planted. The Andrew Low House features spacious rooms decorated with beautiful plaster cornices and carved woodwork.

Armstrong Mansion

2014-05-07T12:20:02-04:00

Armstrong Mansion

Armstrong Mansion

Armstrong Mansion

Armstrong Mansion

447 Bull Street (near Forsyth Park)
Savannah, GA 31401

Not open to the public

The Armstrong Mansion is an expansive granite and glazed-brick mansion which exemplifies Italian renaissance architectural style. It was built between 1916 and 1919. It was owned by George Ferguson Armstrong who was a successful Savannah shipping businessman.

Candler Oak 300 Year Old Tree

2014-07-05T13:45:18-04:00

300 Year Old Candler Oak Tree

Candler Oak 300 Year Old Tree

South of the corner of Drayton and East Gaston Streets

The Candler Oak stands just south of the corner of Drayton and East Gaston Streets, and is estimated to be about 300 years old. It is 54 feet tall, has a circumference of 16.85 feet and a 63 inch diameter. Its average crown spread is 110.25 feet.

City Hall

2014-05-07T11:12:46-04:00

City Hall

City Hall

City Hall

City Hall

East Bay Street
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 851-6415

General James Oglethorpe landed on a bluff (now known as Yamacraw Bluff) overlooking the Savannah River in 1733. Along with him were the first group of colonists who would establish the City of Savannah and the last of the 13 colonies of England.

City Hall was designed and built by local architect Hyman Wallace Witcover in 1901 on Yamacraw Bluff which is the same bluff where General James Oglethorpe had landed in 1733. City Hall is a Renaissance Revival building with classic proportions and detailing.

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Davenport House

2014-07-22T15:51:29-04:00

Davenport House

Davenport House

Davenport House

Davenport House

324 East State Street (Columbia Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 236-8097

Tours:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00a - 4:00p
Sunday: 1:00p - 4:00p A guided tour takes 30 to 40 minutes

One of the best examples of Federal-Style architecture is the Isaiah Davenport House. The house has a simple but elegant exterior and was constructed of English brick and brownstone. The Davenport House has an ornamental iron railing and a beautiful double entry stairway. The interior of the home has been authentically restored. It has beautiful woodwork, original plaster work and a hanging staircase. The Davenport House has been furnished with furniture of the period, thereby giving visitors a glimpse of what life was like in Savannah in the 1820s.

Eliza Thompson House (circa 1846)

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Eliza Thompson House (circa 1846)

Eliza Thompson House (circa 1846)

Eliza Thompson House (circa 1846)

Eliza Thompson House (circa 1846)

5 West Jones Street (2 blocks from Madison Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

Eliza Thompson House was home to Eliza and Joseph Thompson and their seven children. It was built in 1847 and was the first house constructed on Jones Street. The Eliza Thompson House was one of the finest homes in Savannah and was the place for grand parities and celebrations.

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Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

2014-04-22T17:47:03-04:00

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

207 East Charlton Street (Lafayette Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 233-6014

Hours:
Friday - Wednesday: 1:00p - 4:00p
Closed Thursdays & major holidays

Built in 1856, Savannah's Historic Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home was the birthplace and childhood home of Flannery O'Connor, one of the country's outstanding writers. Born Mary Flannery O'Connor in 1925, Flannery lived in the house, then a modest one-story home until 1938. Flannery's childhood was spent in the Lafayette Square house just one block over from St. John the Baptist Cathedral which provided the cornerstone of her Catholic faith. She once called Savannah "a colony of the Over-Irish" and her ancestry included two of Georgia's oldest Catholic families, the O'Connors of Savannah and the Clines of middle Georgia (her Mother's side). She died of lupus erythematosus when she was only 39, the same disease that had claimed her father in 1941.

Green-Meldrim House

2014-05-07T12:01:37-04:00

Green-Meldrim House

Green-Meldrim House

Green-Meldrim House

Green-Meldrim House

14 West Macon Street (Madison Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 233-3845

Tours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10:00a - 4:00p
Saturday: 10:00a - 1:00p
Last tour is 30 minutes before closing. Closed: December 15 thru January 15 & 2 weeks before Easter

The Green-Meldrim House was constructed as a residence for Mr. Charles Green, who came to Savannah from England in 1833. Mr. Green arrived in Georgia with little means, but made his fortunate as a cotton merchant and ship owner in Savannah and by the early 1850s he built his Gothic villa at a cost of $93,000. The house was considered one of the most elaborate homes in Savannah.

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Gryphon Tea Room - $$

2014-05-07T11:19:26-04:00

Gryphon Tea Room

Gryphon Tea Room - $$

Gryphon Tea Room

Gryphon Tea Room - $$

337 Bull Street (Madison Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

(912) 525-5889

Reviews: TripAdvisor Yelp

Hours:
Daily 11:00a - 6:00p

Gryphon Tea Room is located on the corner at Bull Street and across from Madison Square. The building is a 1926 Scottish Rite architectural profile. The intimate elegance of the interior, where white-clothed tables, carved-mahogany bookcases, and original stained-glass panels convey warmth and graciousness.

When you enter the Gryphon Tea Room you will see the high ceilings, classic dark wood decorations, and shelves displaying antique plates and glasses. The Tea Room is located in a historic building that was once a turn-of-the-century pharmacy. The restaurant features fourteen original stained glass windows and antique furnishings.

Hamilton-Turner Inn (circa 1873)

2014-04-23T12:31:35-04:00

Hamilton-Turner Inn
(circa 1873)

Hamilton-Turner Inn (circa 1873)

Hamilton-Turner Inn
circa 1873)

Hamilton-Turner Inn (circa 1873)

330 Abercorn Street (near Lafayette Square)
Savannah, GA 31401

(888) 448-8849

The Hamilton-Turner House is a Victorian mansion that was built in 1873 for Samuel Pugh Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton and his wife, Sarah, wanted a house that was suited for lavish entertainment. The Hamilton’s spared no expense in the construction of their new home. It was equipped with talking pipes for conversation through the four floors, a dumb waiter, skylights and a tin roof, which protected the mansion from destruction from the great Savannah fire of 1898. The Hamilton-Turner house was also the first house in Savannah to have electricity in 1883 and an indoor bath and privy was installed 3 years later.

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