Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters, Savannah, Georgia, USA

One of the finest examples of Regency architecture in America and the original slave quarters designed to house the enslaved men, women, and children who maintained it. 596

Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters: 124 Abercorn St, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date Picture Taken: December 2022

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.