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 |
![]() 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) |