Savannah's Historic Houses - History and Ghosts -

I love cities full of history because where there is history there are stories. Savannah is one of those cities with a lot of history and plenty of interesting stories. It is the oldest city in the state of Georgia and one of our favorite cities in the USA.

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Savannah’s Historic Houses

Savannah has more than 1,000 historical houses in various architectural styles. Some styles you may see include: Federal, Georgian, Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate, Regency, Romanesque Revival, and Victorian.

Sorrell-Weed House

Built in the 1830’s, this Greek-Revival style house is one of Savannah’s most famous historic houses. The home was built on the grounds of the Siege of Savannah in the late 1700’s.

Due to the bloody battles of the Revolutionary War and the untimely deaths of the residents of the Sorrell-Weed House it is considered to be the most haunted house in Savannah. I love historical houses – haunted or not.

We have taken both the historical tour during the day and the ghost hunters tour in the evening.

Basement

Did we see any ghosts? We didn’t see any ghosts, however I definitely felt something odd in the basement. What it was I’m not sure. There was a room in the basement where the air felt thicker. As soon as I stepped over the threshold into the room it felt noticeably harder to breathe.

I figured this was an anomality and wanted to test it again. While the rest of the tour went ahead I retraced my steps from the stairs entering the room a second time. I experienced the same feeling of thickness in the air, making it harder to breathe just in that room.

Carriage House

The only other odd thing was while in the carriage house my daughter and I were standing in the back of the group towards what would have been the slave’s bedrooms and I could distinctly smell smoke.

I glanced around to see if anyone else noticed the smell. Everyone else was looking straight ahead listening to the tour guide, with the exception of my daughter who was also looking a little perplexed. I whispered, “do you smell smoke?” and she said, “yes, where is it coming from?” Since we were in the back of the group we could see everyone and obviously no one was smoking in the tour group. I looked out the windows to see if someone was outside nearby, but there was not a soul outside the building. No one else in the group seemed to smell it but my daughter and I.

Sorrel Weed Carriage House in Savannah Georgia

6 W Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401 | Across from Madison Square

For tours visit: Sorrell – Weed House

Owens Thomas House & Slave Quarters

A beautiful stucco home built in English Regency style, the Owens Thomas House was built in 1812. The home is architecturally stunning. The tour includes the main house, slave quarters, walled-gardens and carriage house.

The one-hour tour incorporates the history of the home and the history of the slaves that kept homes like this running.

124 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401 | Across from Oglethorpe Square

For tours visit: Owens Thomas House & Slave Quarters

Mercer Williams House

Across the street from Monterey Square, sits the Mercer Williams House. It was built between 1860-1863. Made by famous by the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil, which documents the murder the owner of the home in 1981 committed.

429 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401 | Across from Monterey Square

For tours visit: Mercer Williams House Tours

The Marshall House

Marshall Hotel in Savannah — The Marshall House

The Davenport House Museum

Olde Pirate House Tavern

Mills B. Lane House – Ralston College

A gorgeous Georgian Revival style house overlooking Forsyth Park in the Historic Landmark District. The home was built in 1907.

The Olde Pink House

Green- Meldrim House

General Sherman used this house as his headquarters from 1864 – 1865. The Green – Meldrim House is an example of Gothic Revival architecture and you can tour the house.

Andrew Low House

Right across from Lafayette Square you can visit the Andrew Low House. It’s Italianate Goth and Greek Revival blend of architecture is beautiful. Andrew’s daughter-in-law founded the Girl Scouts.