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The
Hamilton-Turner Inn is located
in the heart of Savannah's
Historic District on Lafayette
Square along with the Cathedral
of Saint John The Baptist, The
Flannery O'Connor House, and The
Andrew Low House. The bed and
breakfast inn is within walking
distance to River Street and
Forsyth Park. |
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Mansion, built in 1873, for
wealthy jeweler, Samuel P.
Hamilton and more recently
belonging to "Mandy"
from John Berendt's
"Midnight in the Garden
of Good and Evil",
represents one of the finest
examples of the Second French
Empire styles of architecture
in the United States. |
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The
Hamilton-Turner Inn was one of
the first homes in Savannah to
have electricity. The Inn
currently has 14 luxurious
bedrooms and suites furnished
with Empire, Eastlake, and
Renaissance Revival period
antiques, carefully chosen
from area estates. |
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of the spacious bedrooms have
working fireplaces and
balconies overlooking the
square. The bathrooms have
either Victorian claw-foot
tubs or whirlpools. The garden
level features Savannah gray
brick archways and hand hewn
timbers. |
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