Welcome to Ashantilly Center!
The Ashantilly Center, known as “Old Tabby,” was the mainland home of Thomas Spalding, early Georgia planter, legislator, and McIntosh County landowner. The original home, circa 1820, burned in 1937, and the current house was an ongoing project of the Haynes family. Today, the Ashantilly Center is a non-profit educational and cultural historic site, organized and founded by William G. Haynes, Jr. Mr. Haynes was an artist, small letterpress printer (The Ashantilly Press), and environmentalist. His legacy, the Ashantilly Center, hosts cultural and historic events and workshops.
The mission of the Ashantilly Center, Inc. is to organize and implement a program of conservation, including Ashantilly property and its legacy, to provide a vehicle for continuing education, scientific advancement and charitable endeavor which focus on the natural and built environments integral to the Georgia Coast.
We want to thank our members, sponsors, supporters, and volunteers for all their contributions. Without your support, we could not continue Bill’s Mission.
Visit our website often for updates and news! Call (912) 437-4473 to arrange a tour. Or email AshantillyCenter@gmail.com for more information!
Visitor Comments
The latest Ashantilly Press projects have us inspired!
Jane Jones
We learned all about the benefits of growing native plants.
J. K. Rowling
It was like stepping out of time during our visit along the Georgia Coast.
Rebecca Taylor