Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, Savannah, Georgia, USA
One of the finest examples of Regency architecture in America as well as the original slave quarters designed to house the enslaved men, women and children who maintained it.
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters: 124 Abercorn St, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Built in 1819, this mansion exemplifies the neoclassical styles popular in England during the Regency period. The Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters allows visitors to explore the complicated relationships between the most and least powerful people in the city of Savannah in the early 19th century.
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
Going around the house because the entrance is on back
The back of the house
Looking back from the porch at the back of the house
The house interior of the first floor. It shows the furniture used by the master of the enslaved people.
Up to the second floor
Back to the first floor
The two-story building in front was where the enslaved people lived
To the basement
The basement looks bare because it did not go through restoration but was kept as it was.
Half of this building was used by the enslaved people of the house.