Robert Toombs House State Historic Site

Robert Toombs House is a State Historic Site which was the home of Robert Toombs, who was the Confederate general and cabinet member. The house features exhibits about the life of Robert Toombs. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.

Visitors to the museum can participate in Educational programs, view the exhibits, go on a self guided tour of the gardens or participate in a customized tour. There is a picnic area at the house where visitors can enjoy a picnic after touring the museum.

Robert Toombs was a successful planter and lawyer who had a turbulent career as a state legislator, U.S. Congressmen and a Senator in the late 1800s. He is known for yelling from the Senate floor in 1860, 'Defend yourselves; the enemy is at the door'. After serving as a Confederate Secretary of State he became a brigadier general in the Army of Northern Virginia.

The Robert Toombs House also provides Teacher's Resources for touring the house, provides Robert Toombs Educational Programs and his speech to the Georgia Legislature. Toombs believed that Georgia should live under a constitution of her own making and his last service to Georgia was to create the Constitution of 1877.