The Owens-Thomas House is another historical house tour available in Savannah. As part of the Telfair Museum, you actually pay just one admission to go to the Telfair Musuem, the Jepson Center for the Arts and the Owens-Thomas House, as long as you visit all within a one-week timeframe.
This house, designed by English architect William Jay, is considered by many to be the finest example of a Regency-house style architecture. The house was originally built in 1816-1819 and was made mostly from local materials. You can also step into the servant quarters, which has retained its original furnishings and "haint-blue" paint made by the original slave residents.
The tour is interesting and they can fill up, so be sure not to get there right before they close for the day. Since it comes with admission to the 2 art museums of the city, it is a tour I'd recommend taking.
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