Today on our last day in Savannah, we mapped a walking tour of places we wanted to go back to and homes we wanted to tour, then spent the morning doing that.  It was pleasantly warm and sunny and we had a delightful time.

We toured 2 different homes–one was where General Sherman made his headquarters after defeating the South (the Green Meldrim Mansion).  The church across the street was also open today and it was beautiful inside.  Lots of dark wood with an arched buttressed ceiling.  No pillars supporting the roof.  It was like a ship upside down.

Here is the home where General Sherman made his headquarters at the end of the Civil War.  Right across the street is the church.  We went there first.

Visiting the church:

Then back to the Green-Meldrim House.

Here’s a painting of the church across the street as it looked back then.

We waited on the front porch for the tour to begin.

Now inside this beautiful mansion home:

There are some old newspaper articles describing things that happened in these rooms.

We walked along Jones Street again.  Took more photos of the stoops and steps and iron work.  Went back to see the Candler Oak, a 500 year old tree.  During the Civil War, troops and POWs were held there under the tree.

We walked through more parks and enjoyed the fountains and especially the huge Living Oak trees.  They are so spectacular with their dark thick trunks and branches that fill the area above. Saw Flannery O’Connor’s childhood home and the house where “In the Garden of Good and Evil” was filmed

We got some lunch at Clary’s, an old café established in 1903.

What a great visit.  What a beautiful town.  We loved being here.