The March 21 edition of Business Insider includes a list of what it calls “the 10 most luxurious lawyer homes,” one of which is in Savannah.
SLIDESHOW: Most expensive homes in downtown Savannah
In the publication, writer Rebecca Baird-Remba begins the article this way:
“Lawyers across the country often earn enough money to buy some pretty sweet real estate.
“Attorneys have paid $40 million for a Manhattan penthouse or a little bit less for a family-friendly mansion in suburban Virginia.
“A former Homeland Security advisor to George W. Bush and a key member of O.J. Simpson’s defense team are just a couple lawyers who have done well enough to buy enviable homes.
“If you live in a cramped studio apartment, prepare to feel a little jealous when looking at these beautiful homes. Everybody else can simply enjoy awe-inspiring real estate porn.”
As for the home in Savannah, it was built before the Civil War for lawyer and Confederate general William F. Brantley.
Baird-Remba writes:
“Brantley built this incredible 9,700-square-foot home in 1857 in Savannah’s Forsyth Park neighborhood, according to its listing. It was renovated in 2007 and is selling for a whopping $4.75 million.
“The beautiful mansion has five bedrooms, eight baths, and (maybe) the ghost of a Confederate general who was murdered in a family feud, Curbed reports.”