Owens–Thomas House
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The Owens–Thomas House & Slave Quarters is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia, that is operated as a historic house museum by Telfair Museums. It is located at 124 Abercorn Street, on the northeast corner of Oglethorpe Square.[3] The Owens–Thomas House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, as one of the nation's finest examples of English Regency architecture.[2][4]
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Owens–Thomas House | |
Location | 124 Abercorn Street, Oglethorpe Square Savannah, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 32.07738°N 81.08940°W / 32.07738; -81.08940 |
Built | 1819; 205 years ago (1819) |
Architect | William Jay |
Architectural style | Early Republic |
Part of | Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia) (ID66000277) |
NRHP reference No. | 76000611 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | May 11, 1976[2] |
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Renovations in the 1990s uncovered and restored one of the oldest and best preserved urban slave quarters in the American South.[5][6]