Mercer williams house museum.
Mercer house tour savannah ga. The house was the scene of the 1981 shooting death of danny hansford by the home s owner jim williams a story that is retold in the 1994 john berendt book midnight in the garden of good and evil. See 1 355 traveler reviews 177 candid photos and great deals for savannah ga at tripadvisor. You can get there by car take interstate 16 shuttle bus or hop on hop off trolley. Mercer house tour see 1 355 traveler reviews 177 candid photos and great deals for savannah ga at tripadvisor.
Best house tour in savannah. For those who enjoy history and exquisite architecture the mercer williams house is a must see. The former home of james arthur williams where both jim williams and danny lewis hansford met their demise. After a century of prominent residents the house was purchased by famed savannah preservationist jim williams.
Then the most galling thing of all was the blatant hypocracy of the family regarding the reason that mercer house is such a tourist attraction in the first place. The story is. Midnight in the garden of good and evil walking tour of savannah from 25 00 deeper into midnight in the garden of good and evil from 30 77 savannah hop on hop off trolley tour from 35 19 savannah history house tour from 47 95. Since i d both read the book and saw the movie i was delighted to learn on this visit to savannah that mercer house was open for tours.
Williams spent two years restoring the mercer house and today guests can take tours to experience its. The home is filled with forces that can overpower the strongest of minds here one s emotions can quickly slip from your control as soon as you take one step. Mercer williams house museum. 429 bull street savannah ga entrance located behind the main house at 430 whitaker street for reservations more info call 912 236 6352 or 912 238 0208.
The mercer williams house is truly one of the great historic homes in savannah and also one of the great and powerfully haunted houses that can be found in the entire state of georgia. The mercer williams house museum is situated by forsyth park near the southern end of savannah s historic district. Completed in 1868 it stands at the southwestern corner of monterey square.