Day two of Savannah, we spent walking the Historic District streets and squares to visit three 19th century homes. We tried to visit the Telfair mansion but sadly it was closed. Next we continued on to Oglethorpe Square to visit the Owen-Thomas house.
Owen-Thomas House was completed in 1819 for Cotton merchant. The house was built in Regency style which borrowed from Greco-Roman tradition. The locals believe the house is the finest example of the style in USA. The house was very modern for it's time having gravity fed plumbing.
The next home was the elegant Davenport House built by the master builder Isaiah Davenport in 1820. It was built in Federal style which focused on symmetry. The house had horseshoe shaped entry stair, marble mantles, elegant plaster work on the ceiling. The house is also reported to be haunted by a yellow cat! The girls were very interested.
The last house was the Juliette Gordon Low house who was famous for introducing the girl guides into USA. Quiet a few little girls were trooping the house to
get their "Low" badge. The house was also famous for General Lee who was friends of the family and visited often. It was one the last homes he visited prior to his death in 1870. The house was very 
well appointed when built in 1849. We enjoyed this house the most out of the three. This house was also built in Regency style and is interesting to note that all three owners came from the Great Britain.
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ing home we witnessed a 32km car jam... And we thought South West Freeway/Ipswich Bypass area was bad. In fact the people in the nature strip were actually in their 3 innings of French Cricket...
Owen-Thomas House was completed in 1819 for Cotton merchant. The house was built in Regency style which borrowed from Greco-Roman tradition. The locals believe the house is the finest example of the style in USA. The house was very modern for it's time having gravity fed plumbing.
The next home was the elegant Davenport House built by the master builder Isaiah Davenport in 1820. It was built in Federal style which focused on symmetry. The house had horseshoe shaped entry stair, marble mantles, elegant plaster work on the ceiling. The house is also reported to be haunted by a yellow cat! The girls were very interested.
The last house was the Juliette Gordon Low house who was famous for introducing the girl guides into USA. Quiet a few little girls were trooping the house to
get their "Low" badge. The house was also famous for General Lee who was friends of the family and visited often. It was one the last homes he visited prior to his death in 1870. The house was very 
well appointed when built in 1849. We enjoyed this house the most out of the three. This house was also built in Regency style and is interesting to note that all three owners came from the Great Britain.Return
ing home we witnessed a 32km car jam... And we thought South West Freeway/Ipswich Bypass area was bad. In fact the people in the nature strip were actually in their 3 innings of French Cricket...
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