Victorian Era

The Victorian Era exhibit illustrates the architectural styles of the time period as created by prominent architects for Savannah. Through the display of photographs and artifacts, it seeks to evoke an understanding of the nineteenth century and to impart knowledge of current efforts to rehabilitate an irreplaceable heritage. Black and white photographs in this exhibit are existing buildings. Those in sepia are buildings, which have been demolished. The large terra-cotta pieces in the exhibit were taken from the Masonic temple demolished in 1972 to allow construction of a new building. Also of interest in this exhibit is the large round window, taken from Savannah's City Market which was torn down in 1954 to make way for a parking garage. The Victorian-era porch in this exhibit is designed to illustrate various stages of the restoration of a structure. On the left is an original piece of Victorian carpentry work. The central section is left unpainted to show that this work can be done today. The section on the right shows the porch painted in Victorian colors. In this portion of the exhibit are pictures of buildings, past and present, in Savannah's Victorian District, located just to the south of the National Landmark District. Visit Massie to explore this teaching installation.