Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters

The Owens-Thomas House stands out with its bold, Regency-style architecture and a sweeping iron balcony that curves gracefully over the sidewalk. Built in the eighteen thirties for a wealthy cotton merchant, the residence showcases the era's grand ambitions. Yet, the property's core truth lies in the urban slave quarters located just feet from the main house. These rooms housed the enslaved people who maintained the household, and they remain one of the best-preserved examples of such living spaces in the entire American South.