Savannah offers so many historic house tours, it was hard to choose! Ultimately, I landed on the 1820 built Davenport Home as it was the first project saved by the Historic Savannah Foundation.
Our guide did a good job explaining what life was like for the Davenport family - and the thirteen enslaved people who lived in the home.
The home has been thoughtfully restored with an emphasis on authenticity - look at that wallpaper!
Fireplace mantel detail!
Each Georgia Pine floor plank is over 20' long - spanning the full length of the room!
I found this wallpaper fascinating! We learned there are companies that can recreate custom designs to match historic wallpapers no longer in production.
This is the master bedroom!
Family photo in the back courtyard of the home.
After the tour, my suburbanite boys ran off to scare the pigeons and thought it was absolutely hilarious.
This is as close as we ever got to the famous Leopold's Ice Cream. There was a line out the door and down the block every single time we passed this place!
The next day, we took an Uber to brunch at Little Duck Diner on Cousin Katherin’s recommendation. Brock loved the chocolate chip pancakes and Kade loved his little duck!
We had a little time before our next scheduled event, so after some shopping, we trekked over to Oglethorpe Avenue, specifically Juliette Gordon Low's birthplace. Proud Girl Scout of 10 years!
Brent was looking good in front of the Nathanael Greene Monument.
We cruised the Savannah River aboard the Georgia Queen Riverboat!
Primo seats in the front of the boat meant we had amazing panoramic views!
(At least for most of us. Brock was happy to be on his own bench)
We found John Wesley (the founder of the Methodist Church) for my Dad!
(See my Dad was right here in July!)
With Moose holding down the fort, we felt perfectly comfortable leaving the boys at home for a date night out. We enjoyed a delicious Italian dinner at Garibaldi’s in the Historic District, then strolled through City Market to end our last day in Savannah.
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