1) First owner, Francis Sorrel. He was Savannah's 3rd wealthiest resident and owned the house from 1840-1858. Second owner, Henry Davis Weed. He owned a chain of stores, H.D Weed & Co. Francis Sorrel's son, Moxley, was the youngest Brig. General in the civil war at 26 years old.

2) Francis' first wife died of Yellow Fever. Francis' second wife, Matilda, found him in bed with the main servant, Molly. A distraught Matilda jumped off the top of the house to her death.

3) Two weeks later, Molly was found hanged in her room in the carriage house. There was no stool or bucket beneath her. It as ruled a suicide by the police, but it was really a murder, it's speculated either by other slaves or the older Sorrel children.

4) The opening scene of "Forrest Gump" took place on Madison Square where a feather falls from the steeple of the Presbyterian church to Forrest' foot. The house overlooks Madison Square.

5) In 2005 the tv show "Ghost Hunters" did their Halloween Special at the house...they recorded a spirit in the carriage house saying "no, no! help me, help me, god help me!" The voice was female, it's speculated this was Molly being hanged.

6) The house is currently owned and managed by Steve Bader and myself (John Berner). Steve lives in Coloradao with his fiancee' and I live in Atlanta.