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- Historic Savannah Foundation Lecture Series explores the people, places, and stories that define Savannah.
- Architectural historian Jonathan Stalcup, founder of Architectural Tours of Savannah and SCAD M.Arch graduate.
- The lecture examines how new materials, construction techniques, and lifestyle shifts shaped mid-century modern architecture in Savannah.
- Special walking tour on Sept. 19; fees $30 members, $40 non-members, limited space, register at myhsf.org or email Kendall Graham at kgraham@myshf.org.
August 31, 2026 – Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) — the leading nonprofit cultural institution dedicated to saving the buildings, places and stories that define Savannah’s past, present and future — will host an informative, engaging HSF Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. titled “Mid-Century Modern: Its Origins and How it Was Applied in Savannah” on Thurs., Sept. 17th at the Murray C. Perlman and Wayne C. Spear Preservation Center, located in the Historic Kennedy Pharmacy at 323 E. Broughton St. in Savannah, Ga. Attendees are invited to attend a wine reception at 5:30 p.m. The lecture will start at 6 p.m.
Part of the ongoing HSF Lecture Series titled “The People, Places and Stories that Define Savannah,” guest speaker Jonathan Stalcup, the founder of Architectural Tours of Savannah, will share how shifting mindsets and evolving aesthetics of the mid-20th-century shaped the city’s architectural style and impacted Savannah’s urban fabric.
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