James Arthur Williams
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James Arthur Williams was an American antiques dealer and a historic preservationist based in Savannah, Georgia. He played an active role in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District for over
Two of three buildings at 541–545 East Congress Street that Williams restored in 1955, his first project in Savannah
Williams also restored the Olde Pink House ...
... and Armstrong House, formerly the law offices of his attorney Sonny Seiler
He was restoring 126 East Gaston Street at the time of his death
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a non-fiction novel by John Berendt. The book, Berendt's first, was published on January 10, 1994, and follows the story of Jim Williams, an antiques dealer
James Arthur Williams
…played an active role in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District for over 35 years. Williams is the main character in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, published four years after Williams's 1990 death. After four trials for an alleged murder that occurred in his house in 1981, he was acquitted in 1989…
The book's cover, which features the Bird Girl sculpture.
Mercer House. The alleged murder of Danny Hansford occurred in Williams's study – the bottom left room in this photograph. The house is now known as the Mercer Williams House Museum
16 East Jones Street, the "Joe Odom House"
Bonaventure Cemetery