Davenport House Museum

Completed in 1820, this handsome building on Columbia Square is one of the city's finest examples of Federal architecture. Its proposed destruction in 1953 caused such a public outcry that seven local women raised over $20,000 to prevent it. The first, second and third floors of this American Federal-style house has since been restored and has opened as a museum since 1963, featuring artifacts that will educate and enrich visitors’ knowledge of Savannah and its community.