In the 1700s Colonel John Mulryne built a mansion, from bricks brought from England, on the land where Bonaventure cemetery is now. The mansion burned and the only thing left is a vine covered foundation. By all accounts it was a spectacular fire that took place during a formal dinner party with servants standing behind every chair. In the middle of the dinner a butler whispered to the host that the house was on fire. The host rose calmly, clinked his glass, and invited his guests to pick up their dinner plates and follow him to the gardens. The servants carried the table and chairs after them, and the dinner continued by the light of the raging fire.
Photo taken in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia