Forsyth Park: The most popular and largest park in Savannah. It was created in the 1840's from 10 acres of donated land. It was expanded to over 30 acres, in 1851, and it is named after the Governor at that time. The fountain below is modeled after a fountain found in Place de la Concorde in Cuzco, Peru. It was added to the park in 1858.
Mercer-Williams House: We didn't tour this house, but this is the home of Jim Williams who the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was written about.
Just some views of the nice houses in the historic district.
I just about had a heart-attack when I saw this house. It is my dream home. We looked it up on Zillow and it is worth an estimated 5.65 million, 13,000 square feet, and has 6 beds/10 baths. Totally affordable.
Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist: One of the largest cathedrals in the
south and houses a 2,081 pipe organ. The structure was rebuilt in 1890 after a
fire destroyed the original cathedral constructed in 1854. The “mother church”
of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston boasts unique stained glass windows, pews
carved of Flemish oak and a bishop’s chair situated to the left of the altar
View as you look towards the front of the sanctuary (I know Catholics don't call it that)
View of the pipe organ in the back of the church.
Isaiah Davenport House: This Federal-style home was built in 1820 by Isaiah Davenport for his family and it also used the front left room for his business. He was a contractor and built houses for many wealthy families. This design/furnishing in this house are a great example of an upper-middle class family that is trying really hard to show that they are just plain upper class. It is a very nice house, but Davenports choice of design in the majority of the rooms was ugly in my opinion.
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