Nick Robertson/Connect Savannah The Kennedy Pharmacy on Broughton Street will house the Davenport House gift shop and staff offices following the renovation.
The Davenport House Museum is a carefully restored landmark showcasing what life was like in Savannah 200 years ago – but the Davenports were not the only family living under this storied roof back then.
The Historic Savannah Foundation, which owns and operates the Davenport House Museum, launched an extensive renovation project in December to install a new exhibit that will recognize the enslaved people who lived and worked at the home.
As part of the process, HSF will also be renovating the adjacent Kennedy Pharmacy on Broughton Street while constructing an entirely new building for events and meetings, which will be designed to seamlessly blend in with its venerable neighbo
Felder & Associates hires two recent SCAD grads
Sophia Rodriguez, Architectural Intern, Felder & Associates
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD) aims to cultivate talented individuals, preparing them to be leaders in their chosen endeavors, and two recent graduates just joined Felder & Associates.
Brian Felder said Elisa Dogor and Sophia Rodriguez are now part of the local architecture company’s team.
Rodriguez, from St. Johns, Fla., currently serves as an architectural intern at Felder & Associates.
“I’m lucky I found this job,” Rodriguez said. “I love it so much, but it was tough for a couple of months getting there.”
Rodriguez said that landing the position was not easy. With COVID-19 hitting hard in March, right after she finished wrapping up an exhausting school quarter at SCAD, she had to rearrange some plans, she said. A job that she had lined-up for the summer fell through, and Rodriguez said she did not know what she would do to compensate