Telfair Museums
Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States. Founded through the bequest of Mary Telfair, a prominent local citizen, and operated by the Georgia Historical Society until 1920, the museum opened in 1886 in the Telfair family's renovated Regency style mansion, known as the Telfair Academy.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 39 feet (12 metres)
- …is also known as “Telfair Museum of Art”
- Description: museum organization in Savannah, Georgia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Telfair Academy and Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House.
Telfair Academy
Museum
The Telfair Academy is a historic mansion at 121 Barnard Street in Savannah, Georgia.
Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House
Courthouse
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The Tomochichi Federal Building and United States… Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House is situated 750 feet east of Telfair Museums.
SCAD Museum of Art
Museum
The SCAD Museum of Art was founded in 2002 as part… SCAD Museum of Art is situated 1,300 feet west of Telfair Museums.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savannah and Savannah Historic District.
Savannah
Savannah is the fifth largest city in Georgia, at the northern end of the state's coast.
Savannah Historic District
Suburb
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S…
Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District
Neighborhood
The Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District… Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Telfair Museums.
Telfair Museums
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Latitude
32.07882° or 32° 4′ 44″ north
Longitude
-81.09539° or 81° 5′ 43″ west
Open location code
864W3WH3+GR
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Telfair Museums” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特尔菲尔博物馆”
- Chinese: “特尔费尔艺术博物馆”
- Chinese: “特爾費爾藝術博物館”
- German: “Owens-Thomas House”
- German: “Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences”
- German: “Telfair Academy”
- German: “Telfair Museum of Art”
- Italian: “Musei Telfair”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences and Trinity United Methodist Church.
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