Mercer house

A framed ormolu fitting from the State Carriage of the Emperor Napoleon used at his Coronation, December 2, 1804. In this second part of The Devoted Classicist essay on Mercer House, the Savannah, Georgia, home of the late Jim Williams, a closer look at the individual furnishings will be taken. But if the reader has missed the first segment, part of the Notable Homes series, take a look here. Unless otherwise noted, all these photos and accompanying descriptions come from the auction catalog…

This charming Southern city is more than meets the eye.

Mercer House, Savannah, Georgia. Some readers of The Devoted Classicist may not think they have heard of Mercer House in Savannah, Georgia, or its most famous owner James Arthur Williams. It is one of the most beautiful of the mid-nineteenth century Italianate mansions in town and the late Mr. Williams was a well-known antiques dealer whose shop was in the carriage house. I first heard the tale of the man and the house related in a fascinating story at a dinner party given by the late Mills…

There are the famous houses of America that everyone knows and loves: Fallingwater, Biltmore, the White House, and other venerable residences distinguished by the significance of their architecture, the character of their owners, or the wondrous deeds accomplished there. And then there are the others, more infamous than famous, known not for their illustrious past but rather for their unsavory histories, bizarre construction, or reputed haunting. Come take a look at some of the most infamous…

World famous Mercer House in Historic Savannah Georgia. Home of the famous Jim Williams and his charming southern house

The Mercer Williams House Museum, as seen in the films "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and "Glory,” was also the scene of a crime!

Have you ever CLICKED with a place? We clicked hard with Savannah and we've been trying to figure out why. Was it the town's stunning beauty? Was it the fact that everything or we ate or drank was absolutely incredible? Was it the thrilling tales of ghosts and murder and hoodoo lurking behind the closed shutters of Savannah's elegant, refined homes? Was it the weird quirks, the unexplained mysteries, the myths and legends and nuanced history of a city that's older than the country it's in?…

Join us for a stroll under the Spanish moss as creative collective Zio & Sons takes you on a virtual tour of Savannah, the oldest city in Georgia and the so-called Hostess City of the South.

A framed ormolu fitting from the State Carriage of the Emperor Napoleon used at his Coronation, December 2, 1804. In this second part of The Devoted Classicist essay on Mercer House, the Savannah, Georgia, home of the late Jim Williams, a closer look at the individual furnishings will be taken. But if the reader has missed the first segment, part of the Notable Homes series, take a look here. Unless otherwise noted, all these photos and accompanying descriptions come from the auction catalog…

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