The architecture in the house is beautiful. Not a lot of original pieces, but they did try to do their best with matching the style of the house with the appropriate time period when the Davenports would have lived there. A neat experience to see the inside of a well restored historical home.
Davenport House Museum, Savannah
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Davenport House Museum
324 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31401
(Downtown)
912 236 8097
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Ranked #35 of 115 attractions in Savannah
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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Big Pine, California
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This is one of the oldest homes in Savannah. There is a small fee to tour, but well worth it! Our guide was very informative.
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New Haven, Connecticut
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Well done home with only minimal original items such as the floor and moldings. Unfortunately, none of the furnishings are original but a nice job was done on trying to match the style and overall look of that period. Our tour guide was decent, she knew her script well but she could not deviate much and did not inspire questions...
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Paso Robles, California
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Great architectural details to see in this house. The docent who led our tour gave great information about the family and the type of life they led making the history of the time come to life.
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Atlanta, Georgia
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This home has been nicely restored with period decorations and furniture. The tour costs $8 per person and is part of the Juliette Gordon Low/Andrew Low/Davenport 3-pack for $18 per person. There is a little gift shop when you enter, mostly selling books about Savannah and some jams. The tour lasted about 40 minutes and could have been better. Our...
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DHDirector, Manager at Davenport House Museum, responded to this review
9 June 2013
Thank you for visiting the Davenport House Museum. We wish you had enjoyed the cadence of our docent’s tour. We have teenage tour guides and on through the age spectrum – each gives a tour in his or her own style. We ask docent’s to speak clearly and deliberately – so as to be heard and understood. And, to a...
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Swampscott,MA
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Seeing a middle class federal home was very interesting. Our tour guide answered the few questions our group asked in a professional manner.
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The house is in good shape and is furnished with period furniture, dishes, clothing and wall coverings. The tour guide is very knowledgeable and the tour was not rushed. The small gift shop has interesting items for sale. There is a small garden where the tour finishes up.
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Lexington, TN
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This was my third trip to Savannah and I knew this time that I had to see the house that started it all. This was the first property that the ladies of Savannah set out to save from the wrecking ball and the one that started the downtown preservation movement. Like many cities in America, urban renewal and the flight...
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The Davenport is the most boasted about house in Savannah. Locals find the house important because it was the first house in Savannah to be saved and marked as historical. Other than that, the house lacks real significance. Only a small fraction of the home was accessible. Our tour-guide hadn't even graduated high school yet, was highly inexperienced, and sounded...
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DHDirector, Manager at Davenport House Museum, responded to this review
15 May 2013
I am sorry you were disappointed with your visit to the Davenport House Museum. As you saw the museum is not lifestyles of the rich and famous - it is an average home of an average guy who made his way in the new nation in the early 19th century. It is also the founding effort of Historic Savannah Foundation...
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Germantown, Tennessee
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Very nice house to visit of that time frame I enjoyed the story of the house and it's grounds. The back of the house was so pretty.
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