Savannah Series: The Scarborough House - Ships of the Sea
It seems like everyone has someone in their family who likes to build these model ships. So, if your uncle has this hobby, please feel free to forward this article to him. This article has been published first on our Savannah Travel Blog in 2010.
On MLK Boulevard near River Street, one of Savannah’s most historic houses has been converted into a museum called The Ships of the Sea. The 1819 Scarborough House was designed in the Greek Revival style by architectural wunderkind William Jay, who was responsible for many of the city’s best houses of that time period.
William Scarborough was an early American from North Carolina, who made his fortune in shipping. He was perhaps best known as the mastermind behind the famous S.S. Savannah, the first steamship to successfully cross the Atlantic. Although it was one of the city’s proudest moments, luring even President Monroe to commemorate the occasion, the venture was a commercial failure and Scarborough fell into bankruptcy. His handsome house was sold off at auction, and would serve as both an orphanage and Savannah’s first public school for black children, before finally being abandoned and falling into ruin.
In 1972, the Historic Savannah Foundation stepped in and begun restoration on the house. Keeping in mind Scarborough’s line of work, the house was converted into a maritime museum. The Ships of the Sea boasts large scale model ships, and a wealth of information about the lines which operated out of Savannah, and famous ships from around the world.
I’ve never been the least bit interested in boats, so I didn’t expect the museum to impress me. But it did. We really enjoyed our visit to the Scarborough House, which is just as interesting for its architecture as for the exhibition pieces. The model ships were incredible, their stories interesting, and we loved the collection of nautical equipment and scrimshaw.
Ships of the Sea – Website
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Ive always wanted to build one, but I don't have the steady hands necessary. Maybe Ill stick to lego. I'd love to see more!
And I don't have the nerve and time to put one of those together, hehe. If you would like to see more: http://savannah.for91days.com/the-scarborough-house-ships-of-the-sea/ I didn't post all of the picture on steemit. If you have time feel free to check it out.
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Enjoyed your posts and photos! Savannah is one of my fav cities! May just have to hop in the car and head on down the road to check her out, it's been a years since I've been there. The food and the history are fantastic!! ;)
Happy to see another Savannah Fan! We loved it there. Where are you located that you can drive there? BTW we met someone who got mentioned in " THE" book :)
that's awesome! I'm just up the road in the low country. I'm a beach bum, so currently squatting at the beach until the next adventure! ;) Holler if you're in the Charleston/Georgetown area!
Oh yup, you've got me on this one @for91days, I didn't know about the S.S Savannah story, will definately check that out!
I really love ships and their history, really cool to see how detailed those models are (No, I'm not the uncle who builds models hhaha)
Can you imagine how hard it is to navigate using that beautiful Sextant in your last photo. Awesome!
I kind of was hoping you would notice this post - I thought the entire time this is something for @mrprofessor. Need little place. The link in the first paragraph will lead you to the original article with many more photos in case you want to see more.
Sure will check! Life may be kinda crazy these days, but when I see boats I just have to stop whatever I'm doing hahahaha