Overview
Discover Savannah's wealth of architecture, explore Oglethorpe's renowned town plan, and learn about the preservation of the Historic Landmark District on a walking tour. A selected guided walking tour is offered each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Savannah has been described as "a beautiful place, so full of little parks, it might seem to be a score of villages rolled into one." Each architectural tour explores a different set of squares and gives the visitor an understanding of how people lived and worked here over the decades. A third tour examines the preservation of Savannah's unrivaled Historic Landmark District.
About your Guide
Beth Reiter is a native Savannahian, lecturer and retired preservation planner. Her Georgia roots extend back 190 years. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in Architectural History, she recently retired from a 24-year career with the City of Savannah as its Historic Preservation Officer and Director of Historic Preservation with the Chatham-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission. During her career she was the recipient of Historic Savannah Foundation's Davenport Trophy. the Leopold Adler Preservation Award from the Beach Institute and the Georgia Chapter American Institute of Architects Bronze Medal Award for Historic Preservation. Currently she is active with disaster preparedness for cultural institutions.
