Jane Adair Wright
American preservationist
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Jane Adair Wright (January 17, 1901 – March 3, 1991) was an American preservationist. In 1955, she became one of the seven all-female founders of Historic Savannah Foundation.
Jane Adair Wright | |
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| Born | January 17, 1901 Hillsboro, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1991 (aged 90) Chatham County, U.S. |
| Occupation | Preservationist |
Early life
Wright was born in 1901 in Hillsboro, Ohio, to Reverend David Cady Wright and Jane Adair Smith.[1] Wright's family moved to Savannah, Georgia, when her father was appointed rector of Christ Episcopal Church.[2]
She graduated from Randolph–Macon Women's College, in Ashland, Virginia, in the early 1920s.[3]
Career
Wright was the curator of the Owens–Thomas House[4][5] from its foundation as a museum in 1954 to 1963. In 1955, she became one of the seven all-female founders of Historic Savannah Foundation.[6][7] She was also a founder of Savannah's Junior League.[2]
Personal life
Wright was a member of the Georgia Historical Society and the Trustees' Garden Club.[2]
In 1929, Wright was living at 211 East York Street in Savannah;[3] she later lived at 224 East Gordon Street.[8]
Death
Wright died in 1991, aged 90. She is interred in a family plot at Saint John In the Wilderness Cemetery in Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina, where her parents owned a summer cottage.[9]