Owens-Thomas Museum and Slave Quarters

Historic mansion constructed in 1819 for businessman and slave trader Richard Richardson. The house was later owned by congressman George Owens and passed into the hands of a surgeon, Dr. James Thomas, following Owens' death. Owens' granddaughter, Meta, dedicated the property as a museum in 1951. It remains the best-preserved example of domestic housing formerly occupied by enslaved individuals in Savannah, with many decorative elements testifying to the cultural practices and heritage of the Gullah-Geechee people who lived and worked there.