Poindexter Family Reunion 2017 in Savannah, Georgia Page 1 of 10 Extend your visit with these things to do in Savannah and the area! Item Brief Description Location Fee The Telfair Museums Print in Landscape, not Portrait Mode. Adults: $20 AAA/ (3 in all) Seniors ( 65+) / Military: $18 1. TelfairAcademy Designed by British architectural prodigy William Jay in the neoclassical 121 Barnard Street *Admission in- Regency style, the Telfair Academy is a former mansion built from 1818- 1819 for Alexander Telfair, son of Revolutionary War patriot and Georgia eludes a one-time governor Edward Telfair. The Telfair Academy contains two nineteenth- visit to each of the century period rooms and houses nineteenth- and twentieth-century Amer- Telfair'sthree ican and European art from the museum's permanent collection including sites fora week- paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and decorative arts. long period fol- 2. Jepson Center Devoted to the art of today, the contemporary Jepson Center links Telfair's 207 York Street lowing the date of future with its past, unifying the museum's three distinct sites. purchase. Gen- eral-admission fee 3. Owens-Thomas Considered by architectural historians to be one of the finest examples of 124 Abercorn Street also includes reg- House English Regency architecture in America. A National Historic Landmark, the stately former residence is now a historic house museum. It boasts a ularly-scheduled decorative arts collection comprised primarily of Owens family furnishings, docent-guided along with American and European objects dating from 1750-1830. The tours. site also includes a beautiful English-inspired parterre garden and an origi- nal carriage house-which contains one of the earliest intact urban slave Single Site Admis- quarters in the South. sion: $12 Savannah History Mu- A glimpse into Savannah's past with a story starting in 1733, spanning the 303 Martin Luther King Jr 912-651-6840 seum American Revolution and Civil War, to the Industrial Revolution and be- Blvd, Savannah; in the $7.00 yond. The exhibits also highlight the City's musical, cultural, and artistic historic Central of contributions. View the bench used in the Forrest Gump movie. Georgia Railway train shed Georgia State Railroad Savannah's Central of Georgia Railway National Landmark District is the 655 Louisville Road, 912-651-6823 Museum oldest and most complete antebellum railroad manufacturing and repair Savannah, located $10.00 facility still in existence in the United States. The Georgia State Railroad just across the street Museum now has permanent exhibits in seven of the 13 structures on the from Savannah site. Exhibits focus on steam engines, belt-driven machinery, locomotives, History Museum railroad rolling stock, and model railroad layouts. This is one of the most extensive collections of rolling stock and machinery in Georgia. Poindexter Family Reunion 2017 in Savannah, Georgia Page 2 of 10 Extend your visit with these things to do in Savannah and the area! Item Brief Description Location Fee Battlefield Memorial A memorial to those who fought in the second bloodiest battle of the On the corner of Free for visitors. Park American Revolution; marks where approximately 800 troops died or were Louisville and MLK, Jr. Guided tours and wounded Blvd. between the programs are avail- Visitor's Center and the able. Fees may ap- Georgia State ply. 912-651-6825 Roundhouse Railroad Museum Ships Of The Sea Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, founded in 1966, exhibits ship mod- 41 Martin Luther King Adults: $9.00 AAA/ Maritime Museum els, paintings and maritime antiques, principally from the great era of At- Jr Blvd, Savannah Seniors (65+) / Mili- lantic trade and travel between England and America during the 18th and tary: $7.00 19th centuries. The Museum's Collection is housed in the elegant home built for William Scarbrough, one of the principal owners of the Steamship Savannah and president of the Savannah Steamship Company. Through careful planning and sensitive plant selection the Museum Garden has be- come a delightful oasis; a place to sit and meditate as well as an excellent tool for the experienced horticulturist and weekend gardener. Massie Heritage Center In 1841, Peter Massie left a $5,000 bequest to the City of Savannah "for 207 E Gordon Street, Monday - Saturday: the education of the poor children." Massie Common School House was Savannah 10 am -4 pm constructed on Calhoun Square in the Greek Revival architectural style. 912-395-5070 Adults (18-62) - Massie opened in 1856 as Savannah's first free public school, ten years $8.00 before there was a state charter forpublic education. The school now Seniors (63+) - serves as a teaching museum of local history and architecture with pro- $7.00 grams attracting visitors of all ages. Green-Meldrim House An ornate house-museum in Savannah's Historic District that served as 14 W Macon Street, Suggested donation General Sherman's headquarters while he was in Savannah. The Green- Savannah for a tour is $10.00 Meldrim House is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architec- 912-233-3845 for adults. Tuesday, ture to be found in the South. The house was constructed in the early Thursday, and Fri- 1850's as the residence of Mr. Charles Green. The house has been day - 10:00 AM to owned by only two families and St John's Church. After the death of Mr. 4:00 PM (last tour Green in 1881, it became the property of his son, Edward Moon Green. begins 3:30) On Jul 14, 1892, the house was purchased by Judge Peter W. Meld rim. On December 30, 1943, the Meldrim family sold this historic treasure to Saturday - 10:00 to St. John's, thus ensuring its preservation. 1 :00 PM (last tour 12:30). Poindexter Family Reunion 2017 in Savannah, Georgia Page 3 of 10 Extend your visit with these things to do in Savannah and the area! Item Brief Description Location Fee Juliette Gordon Low Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts, lived in this Regency- 10 East Oglethorpe Ave, Adults: $15 Birthplace style house. A National Historic Landmark, the Wayne-Gordon House, Savannah completed in 1821, is an outstanding example of Regency architecture. Saved from demolition by the Girl Scouts, the house has been returned to its 1886 glory. Authentically furnished with family pieces and 19th-century decorative art, the room arrangements and collections interpret the life- style of a fascinating Savannah family. Davenport House Located on Columbia Square, the Isaiah Davenport House was built be- 324 E State St., Adults: $9.00 Museum tween 1815 and 1820 and is an exceptionally fin� example of Federal ar- Savannah, GA chitecture. It was the proposed demolition of this home that served as a 912-236-8097 catalyst in the founding of the Historic Savannah Foundation. It features a fine collection of Davenport china and period decorative arts. The Andrew Low House The Andrew Low House preserves one of the finest collections of period 329 Abercorn St, Tours are offered on furnishings relating to the history of Savannah and the Low family. The Savannah the hour and half- lovely brick home combines Grecian details with elements of the Italian hour daily. Adults Villa style and boasts one of Savannah's most stunning ironwork bal- $10.00 AAA Mem- conies. A shuttered piazza overlooks a beautiful brick-walled garden in the ber w/card $9.00 rear of the home. The front garden remains much as it did when first planted, with two hourglass-shaped flowerbeds. Handsome inside as well as the out, the Andrew Low House features spacious rooms decorated with beautiful plaster cornices and carved woodwork. After her marriage to William Low, Juliette Low lived in this house, and it was here where she actually founded the Girl Scouts. First Girl Scout The First Girl Scout Headquarters building, formerly the carriage house for 330 Drayton Street, 888-223-3883 Headquarters Building Juliette Low's adult home, was willed to the Girl Scouts of Savannah, GA, Savannah Inc. upon Juliette's death in 1927. The building was in continuous use for Girl Scout Troop activities, adult training, and administrative offices from 1912 until 1985. The Junior League of Savannah leased the building while the Council determined how it could be utilized best. On January 15, 1996 the First Headquarters building reopened to the public as a Girl Scout mu- seum, program center and Council shop. On March 1, 2003 the First Headquarters Program Activity Center opened. It offers exciting interactive educational experiences for Girl Scouts and the community! Poindexter Family Reunion 2017 in Savannah, Georgia Page 4 of 10 Extend your visit with these things to do in Savannah and the area! Item Brief Description Location Fee The Mercer Williams The Mercer House was designed by New York architect John S. Norris for Call for reservations: House Museum General Hugh W. Mercer, great grandfather of Johnny Mercer. Construe- 877-430-6352, tickets tion of the house began in 1860, was interrupted by the Civil War and was are $12.50 + 7% tax later completed, circa 1868, by the new owner, John Wilder. In 1969, Jim Williams, one of Savannah's earliest and most dedicated private extortion- ists, bought the then vacant house and began a two-year restoration. Throughout the house you will see furniture and art from Mr. Williams' pri- vate collection including 18th and 19th century furniture, 18th century Eng- lish and American portraits, drawings from the 17th century and a wide collection of Chinese export porcelain. Georgia Historical Founded in 1839, the Georgia Historical Society is the oldest continuously 501 Whitaker Street, Sa- 912-651-2125 Society Library operated historical society in the South.