Restoring the Beauty and Warmth of the Past....... Savannah, Georgia Gail Bowman as Owner of Savannah Building and Development and chief stockholder of a holding company, Robert P. Thomas and Associates, began the restoration/renovation program in Savannah, Georgia in 1969 and has been a part of approximately 48 revitalization projects in that historic city. One of her first projects was working with the owner on the historic restoration of the Mercer House.  A book and later a movie called "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" was written about this house and its owner, Mr. Jim Williams, and has made this perhaps the most famous house in Savannah at this time.  Along with the Junior League, Gail helped to develop the Savannah colors for Martin Senour Paints and researched their history with a local artist, Ann Osteen.  The tour bus narrative speaks often about the projects done by Gail and her companies during the waking hours of Savannah's revitalization program.  The first of many books and articles written about her work in Savannah was in 1971 in Life Magazine.  The work Gail did continues to be a popular subject for authors. Savannah Restoration Atlanta, Georgia   The old Nesbit Ferry Farm house on Nesbit Ferry Road was built before the turn of the century.  Architective II (now A Design Group) worked with the owners to meticulously renovate this old farm house to it's original splendor.  We found that the subfloor built over large old foot adzed beams nestled painfully close to the ground were heart pine and ranged from 12" to 20" wide.  We removed the newer flooring on top and carefully added a subfloor beneath the old boards.  An old raised panel wainscoting taken from a rural Post Office in south Georgia during it's demolition was found while rummaging with the client in an old demolition yard.  It was restored and added to the dining room walls.  The owners, who owned a landscaping company and she an engineer, made it a pleasure to work on this project.  Later they added an old log cabin to the rear of the house.   A 10 page article appeared in Southern Homes about the entire renovation.   Nesbit Ferry Farm House Before and After Austell, Georgia Before-Front Elevation Before-Rear Elevation Image:  Renovation has begun 10/09 on this 100 year old New South Georgian home...keep watching.