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About Owens-Thomas Museum
<div> Historic mansion constructed in 1819 for businessman and slave trader Richard Richardson. The house was later owned by congressman George Owens and passed into the hands of a surgeon, Dr. James Thomas, following Owens' death. Owens' granddaughter, Meta, dedicated the property as a museum in 1951. It remains the best-preserved example of domestic housing formerly occupied by enslaved individuals in Savannah, with many decorative elements testifying to the cultural practices and heritage of the Gullah-Geechee people who lived and worked there.</div>
On the coast
Serving Savannah, GA
<div> Historic mansion constructed in 1819 for businessman and slave trader Richard Richardson. The house was later owned by congressman George Owens and passed into the hands of a surgeon, Dr. James Thomas, following Owens' death. Owens' granddaughter, Meta, dedicated the property as a museum in 1951. It remains the best-preserved example of domestic housing formerly occupied by enslaved individuals in Savannah, with many decorative elements testifying to the cultural practices and heritage of the Gullah-Geechee people who lived and worked there.</div>