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"The mansion in which the Telfair's fine art collection is housed was designed by English architect William Jay in the neoclassical Regency style. Built 1818-1819 for Alexander Telfair, son of the Revolutionary patriot and Georgia governor Edward Telfair, the mansion was home to the Telfair family until 1875. Mary Telfair, an early patron of the arts, bequeathed her house and its furnishings to the Georgia Historical Society to be opened as a museum. In 1883 the Telfair mansion was enlarged with the addition of the Sculpture Gallery and Rotunda. The formal opening in 1886 of the Telfair Mansion and Art Museum was attended by many dignitaries, including Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederacy. Jay's classical Regency design for the exterior is punctuated by a rectangular porch surmounted by a semicircular window. The four Corinthian columns have unusual coadestone capitals. The interior spaces are epitomized by the Octagon and Dining Room (restored to their original elegance). These period rooms provide a splendid setting for the Museum's decorative arts collection, including American European objects from 1790-1840. The core of this collection is the Telfair family legacy, including a rare Philadelphia suite of maple furniture and an unusual dining table with two sets of semi-circular leaves commissioned from Thomas Cook of Philadelphia." The statue of "Bird Girl" made famous in the photograph "Midnight" from the cover of the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" has been moved inside of the Telfair Mansion.
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Nice building, I love the statuary around it!
said plegolas
WHERE IN SAVANNAH IS THIS? IS IT CLOSE TO THE SQUARE AND MARKET WHERE THE USED TO SELL COTTON?
said stacyhamilton
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