You are needed more than ever this year!
Like museums everywhere, our visitation is down. We have worked hard to increase our walk-in patrons, stepped up our garden rentals and special events business, and generated new revenue sources through additional public programs, but it is not enough.
We need your help to continue to operate a first-class museum - preserving and maintaining the house and collections, offering highly professional programming, training docents, providing internships and mentoring youth, and keeping history alive and well in Savannah.
The Davenport House holds a cherished place in the hearts of most Savannahnians as a symbol of the tenacity of Historic Savannah Foundation’s founders, as a place of beauty and as a true treasure of our historic legacy. Our museum is a fine example of efficiency and sound management, as well as a remarkable historic site. We see 30,000 visitors from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries each year. In our register, many note their exceptional tour experience and the quality of the restoration they find here.
The future is exciting, but we cannot meet our needs through admissions alone. The museum is totally self-supporting and receives no government funding. The staff and volunteers work hard to maintain our self-sufficiency while providing a quality experience to the public. Because we are totally self supporting, we depend on this Annual Appeal to the Friends of the Davenport House. It is vital to our continued operation and to our success.
Please be generous when you select one of the categories on our donation card, because we need your help and support. It means the world to Savannah. Thank you!
Sincerely,
ISAIAH DAVENPORT HOUSE MUSEUM
Cornelia Groves, Annual Giving Co-Chairman
Ann Koontz, Incoming DH Committee Chairman
Jamie Credle, DH Director
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