Silk Filature

Linked to Savannah

Share Feedback

Peter Tondee and his business partner built a silk filature on Reynolds Square in 1759. The building served multiple public functions before it was destroyed by fire in 1839.

Courtesy of Carl Solana Weeks

Silk Filature

Updated Recently

Stephen Corey

Stephen Corey

4 days ago
Sequoyah

Sequoyah

4 days ago
Nathalie Dupree

Nathalie Dupree

5 days ago

A More Perfect Union

The New Georgia Encyclopedia is supported by funding from A More Perfect Union, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.