Owens-Thomas House
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- Best time to go
- March–May, October–November
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
This Regency-style mansion facing a leafy square in Savannah is one of the finest English-inspired houses in the country, designed by architect William Jay and built in 1819. Its sophisticated features include indoor plumbing that was advanced for its day, a curving bridge on the second floor, and a distinctive amber glass ceiling. The site preserves one of the earliest intact urban slave quarters in the South, and tours foreground the lives of the enslaved alongside the wealthy owners.
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