Mercer House - Savannah, Ga.

Mercer-Wilder house (118k)

This is the house made famous by the book and movie, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"

Carriage House (159k)

The property includes this building behind the backyard. Now it functions as the Mercer House gift shop. Jim Willaims used it to store antiques.

Poom in park across street (202k)

Poom in front of the house designed for general Hugh Mercer, great grandfather of Jonny Mercer. No Mercer ever actually lived there.

Balcony on side of house (157k)

Balconies were so important for this architectural style. One can imagine the residents hanging out enjoying the fair weather here.

Side of house (169)

This property occupies an entire city block, so there's plenty of room for an enclosed garden behind the brick wall.

Jim Williams Residence (129k)

The building half on the right, circa 1882 is on the national historic register as Jim Williams house.

Kingery House? (162k)

Now this completely restored house is owned by Jim Williams' sister, Dorothy Kingery. This is officially her primary residence.

Mercer House Museum (118k)

Now this is a museum, since it became famous from the "Midnight" book. Only the first floor is open to the public, due to Georgia fire code.

Entrance (189k)