The Telfair Museum of Art is located within the historic Owens-Thomas House, which is considered one of Savannah's most haunted locations, particularly known for the "Lady in Gray" (believed to be former owner Margaret Thomas) and other apparitions, including a man in Victorian attire and a ghostly smoker. The house, built in the early 19th century, was left to the Telfair Academy with the hope of becoming a museum, and its history includes prominent former residents like the Owens family, who kept enslaved people, and the Richardson family. The most famous spirit, believed to be Margaret Thomas, the granddaughter of George Welshman Owens, the house's owner in 1830. Guests have reported seeing a man dressed in early Victorian clothing in the house's front parlor. Some accounts mention hearing the sound of a match being struck and smelling tobacco, indicating the presence of a spectral smoker. The house was built in 1816 and was owned by wealthy merchants, including Richard Richardson and later George Welshman Owens. Margaret Thomas, a descendant of the Owens family, inherited the house and bequeathed it to the Telfair Academy with the condition that it be used as a museum.