We toured this house by default - another we wanted to see was closed. This was a house of a working master builder, so, not a 'grand' house compared to some others. The house has been restored with great attention to detail, and there are some pieces that were authentic to the house in place. The tour guide, Pamela, made...
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Davenport House Museum
324 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31401
912 236 8097
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Ranked #38 of 109 attractions in Savannah
58 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: Federal-style home of master builder Isaiah Davenport restored to its early 19th century beauty. Owned and operated by Historic Savannah Foundation.
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This house was owned by a middle class family, was later divided up ino apartments and fell into disrepair before being the house that started the restoration movement in Savannah. The house is rather 'plain' compared to the Andrew Lowe house, which we also toured (Lowe was a wealthy cotton trader; Davenport was a regular guy) it was interesting to...
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We obtained tickets to the Davenport House when we signed up for the Grayline Land & Sea tour. We were able to use the tickets any day of our stay. The house is beautifully restored with furniture that was loaned from various homes in the area of the right era. Our guide was very sweet and knowledgable and the grounds...
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We toured the house and it was very interesting to note the details that were included when it was built. It has been restored to what it would have looked like in the 1820's, which was interesting to see how people lived in Savannah then.
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Really enjoyed the tour. Not too long and showed a lot of a beautiful house. Check out the gift shop for great gifts too!
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I really enjoyed this tour! The tour guides/shop worker were very nice and informative. They have a wonderful gift shop with great prices!
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the guide knew her script, but that was if. She counld not answer any of the questions that the group asked. She needs training and you should be using a local guide and not one that has very broken english,
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25 March 2012
We are grateful you visited the Davenport House Museum.
Please know that the Davenport House Museum docents do not use a script. They are trained over and eight week period and then give a clearance tour to a staff member. I regret that your docent appeared to be presenting a rote presention.
Also know that if a paton has a...
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Tour is nice, as house tours go. Guides are friendly.
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I don't usually write reviews of attractions but I thought I'd make an exception in the case of Davenport House after reading the seemingly disproportionate number of 'poor' reviews on Tripadvisor.
My husband and I visited Davenport on Sunday 4 March. We have toured many stately and historic homes, castles, plantations, etc in Europe, North America, Asia, India and our...
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This historic mansion presides over Columbia Square. Historically and symbolically, Davenport House IS the place preservation in Savannah began. The passionate, authentic Savannah stories make this a 'must do' when visiting.
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