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The Harper-Fowlkes House has the most imposing exterior facade of any of the historic Savannah houses that are open to the public, but it has the most expensive and least interesting tour of those that I visited. The house serves as the regional headquarters of the Order of Cincinnatus, and the upstairs bedrooms have been converted into reception and meeting areas, meaning the historic tour is really only limited to four rooms on the first floor. And even these rooms have been significantly modified over the years. What's left is a short tour (about 30 minutes) that is devoted half to the woman who built the house and the Order headquartered here, and a few minutes on the historic features of the house that remain.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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We were needing to kill some time and saw that they were doing tours every hour on the hour that day. Paid our $12 and it was about a 30 min tour. Maybe 40 min at a stretch. Interesting facts we learned about the property and it's owners. Mostly female owners who kept this property from ruin. Probably the best thing was learning about the Society of the Cincinnati's who now manage the historical trust of the property. Something new I never knew.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from Benjamin_T_W, Manager at Harper Fowlkes House
Responded Mar 2, 2020
Thank you for your review and for visiting with us. The neat thing about this house is that there is always something new to learn, even for those of us that have been working here for years!
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The house is amazing and very interesting. It is very well preserved for the particular period the previous owner left it in. The tour guide, I do not remember her name, was very informative and answered a lot of our questions. I would recommend this house for anyone who is interested in interior design in the early 1900s.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from Benjamin_T_W, Manager at Harper Fowlkes House
Responded Feb 17, 2020
Hi! Thank you so much for visiting! We hope you will find the time for a return trip sometime.
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We really enjoyed this tour! We not only learned about the history and architecture of the house but of Savannah and the woman who saved this beautiful house! We highly recommend the tour.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from Benjamin_T_W, Manager at Harper Fowlkes House
Responded Feb 17, 2020
Hi there! We're pleased as punch you had such a good time during your visit with us! We hope to be able to add alternate tours in the future, perhaps about the architecture and the preservation movement of which Alida Harper Fowlkes was a part. So please consider a return visit in the future!
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Great tour, led by a great tour guide. We were very impressed with the antiques and architecture of this wonderful house.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from Benjamin_T_W, Manager at Harper Fowlkes House
Responded Feb 17, 2020
Great review left by a great visitor! We hope you can come visit with us again in the future
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