Top Savannah Locations:
Museums, Historical Buildings,
and other Places of Special Interest
Andrew Low House/Museum
329 Abercorn Street
(912) 233-6854
Designed for cotton broker Andrew Low in 1848.
www.AndrewLowHouse.com
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
222 East Harris St (Lafayette Square)
Oldest Roman Catholic Church in Georgia
Christ Church
28 Bull Street
"Mother Church of Georgia"
First Sunday school & English hymnal
Ministered by Rev. John Wesley & Rev. George Whitefield
(912) 232-4131
Flannery O'Connor House
207 E. Charlton St.
Features restored birthplace museum and O'Connor memorabilia
(912) 233-6014
Fort Jackson
(on Savannah River, East of Savannah)
1 Fort Jackson Road
Oldest remaining fort in Georgia
(912) 232-3945
Fort Pulaski
National Monument
U.S. Highway 80 East
Tybee Island, GA 31328
1847 Fort that fell to Union Troops in Civil War.
5600 acres of nature trails, picnic spots, and marsh views
Georgia Historical Society
501 Whitaker Street
Repository of Georgia’s history. Extensive selection of books, microfilm, files, and artifacts.
(912) 651-2128
www.GeorgiaHistory.com
Green-Meldrim House
at St. John's Episcopal Church
14 West Macon St.
(Madison Square)
Gothic-style architecture; General Sherman established his headquarters here
(912) 233-3845
Hamilton-Turner Mansion
330 Abercorn Street
Built in 1873 for Samuel P.Hamilton. Example of Second French Empire styles of architecture in the United States. Referred to in John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(912) 233-4800
Harper Fowlkes House and Museum
230 Barnard Street on Orleans Square
(Between Oglethorpe and Liberty Streets)
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 234-2180
Open Wed-Fri. 10 am - 3 pm
Also available to rent for special events
www.HarperFowlkesHouse.com
Isaiah Davenport House and Museum
324 East State Street
Example of Federal architecture; fueled restoration effort in 1954.
(912) 927-0900
www.DavenportHouseMuseum.org
Jepson Center for the Arts
(See Telfair Museum below)
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
10 East Oglethorpe Avenue
(N.E. Corner of Bull Street)
Birthplace of Girl Scouts founder; restored and furnished to depict the1880's.
(912) 233-4501
www.GirlScouts.org
King-Tisdell Cottage
502 E. Harris Street
Restored 1896 Victorian Cottage; honors black heritage
Admission charged.
(912) 234-8000
www.KingTisdell.org
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Bull Street on Wright Square
An 1879 Parish designed by George B. Clarke
Noted for stain glass windows.
Masonic Temple
341 Bull Street
(Madison Square)
Scottish Rite Temple - Bookstore & Restaurant inside
Mary Marshall Row
230-244 East Oglethorpe Ave.
Restored by Historic Preservationists
Conrad Aiken residence in early 1960's
Massie Heritage Interpretation Center
207 East Gordon Street
Exhibits of city & plan of Savannah; Greek, Roman and Victorian architecture.
(912) 651-7022
www.MassieSchool.com
Mercer-Williams House and Museum
429 Bull Street
Savannah, GA
(877) 430-6352
Ownes-Thomas House,
Carriage House, and Slave Quarters
124 Abercorn Street
Regency architecture by William Jay; formal English-style garden.
Displays The Acacia Collection of African-Americana
Furniture, pottery, textiles and other items created by African-Americans.
(912) 233-9743
www.Telfair.org/buildings/ot_house.asp
Railroad Shops and Historic Roundhouse Museum
901 West Harris Street (Near the Visitors' Center)
Antebellum railroad manufacturing and repair facility.
A National Historic Landmark.
(912) 651-6823 / (912) 651-6834
www.chsgeorgia.org/
Sorrel-Weed House
Private Residence with Shop
6 West Harris Street
Savannah, GA
Example of Greek Revival design by Charles Blaney Cluskey
Savannah Cotton Exchange
100 East Bay Street
1886 Romanesque design by William Gibbons Preston
Savannah Volunteer Guards HQ (ARMY)
Bull Street
(Madison Square)
1893 Romanesque red brick and molded terra cotta
Designed by William Gibbons; first building owned by SCAD
Ships of the Sea Museum
41 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Located inside Scarbrough House; 1819 design by William Jay
www.ShipsOfTheSea.org
The Telfair, a Savannah Tradition
121 Barnard (at Telfair Square)
Oldest museum in the South; designed by noted architect William Jay.
Opened as art museum & school in 1886
(912) 790-8800
www.Telfair.org
Museum culture is alive and well in historic-minded Savannah. Still working to connect our past to our present, The Telfair Museum now comprises three prominent buildings, whose architectural innovation spans nearly two centuries. Tours of The Owens-Thomas House and The Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences are offered daily. (admission charged).
The Jepson Center for the Arts is the most recent addition to the Telfair community; it is also, arguably, the most spectacular. Architect Moshe Safdie’s 30 million dollar creation allows for exponential growth and education in the fine arts. Check out their calendar for what’s new to view and do. Cafe and Gift Shop inside (both can be visited without admission fee). Also, Cafe offers free wifi.
www.Telfair.org/buildings/jepson.asp
Children are encouraged to experience art here as well. The Jepson Center widens the creative lens to deal with a growing demand from families for child-centered activities and discovery. Artzeum addresses that concern with hands-on, interactive activities that take the art out of the frame and place it in the children’s hands.
Temple Mickve Isreal
20 East Gordon Street
1878 Gothic design; 3rd oldest Jewish congregation in the nation
(912) 233-1547
Tybee Museum and Lighthouse
30 Meddin Drive
North End, Tybee Island
Oldest and tallest lighthouse in Georgia - dates to 1773
(912) 786-4077
UGA Marine Extension Aquarium
30 Ocean Circle
Skidaway Island
Public aquarium, museum & exhibits, bookstore, picnic area, nature trails.
www.uga.edu/aquarium
U.S. Customs House
1-5 East Bay Street
Savannah, GA 31401
A Greek Revival design by John Norris
Wormsloe Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Road
Remains of a house built between 1739 and 1745 by colonist Noble Jones
Special events and historic re-enactments
(912) 353-3023