Owens THomas Mansion
by Anne Sands
Title
Owens THomas Mansion
Artist
Anne Sands
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Photography
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This image was taken on a tour of Savannah, Georgia. The photo was manipulated using several apps to create this final effect.
Owens-Thomas house was designed by architect William Jay and completed in 1819. It was purchased in 1830 by George Welshman Owens, a wealthy planter, lawyer, and politician. Owens moved in with his wife, Sarah, six children, and nine slaves. By 1840, 14 enslaved people resided on the property—including Emma and Kate, the enslaved nannies tasked with raising the Owens’ children; Diane, the enslaved cook, who worked to provide meals for everyone in the home; and Fanny, an enslaved child.
In 1951, George Owens’ granddaughter, Margaret Gray Thomas, donated the family home to Telfair Museums to become the first house museum in the city. Now a National Historic Landmark, the property boasts a carefully curated mansion with a formal parterre garden and an original carriage house, which includes the only intact urban slave quarters open to the public in Savannah. The Owens-Thomas House slave quarters is complete with the nation’s largest expanse of slave-applied haint blue paint, made from indigo and thought to ward off evil spirits. The house tour provides an exploration of the home’s remarkable features, including Savannah’s earliest system of indoor plumbing.
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June 11th, 2018
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