The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation Inc. was founded by Wesley Wallace Law, more commonly known as W. W. Law, a renowned preservationist, visionary, and community activist. The Foundation is the parent operating organization for the King-Tisdell Cottage and The Beach Institute.

The Beach Institute is Savannah’s first school built after Emancipation specifically for African Americans. As a cultural center, the Beach Institute collects, interprets, preserves and presents African American history and culture through exhibits and artistic and educational programs.

King-Tisdell Cottage is the birthplace of the movement to preserve African American history in Savannah. It serves as a museum that interprets black life in the region from slavery to freedom, offering tours, exhibits, and related materials. The King-Tisdell Cottage also tells the story of two working-class families in the early decades of the 20th century and provides information on the life and work of Mr. W. W. Law, the civil rights leader who helped save and preserve the cottage and who founded the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation.

Both locations have gardens. At the Beach Institute, we have a pollinator garden and we focus on medicinal plants from the African Diaspora.

At the King Tisdell Cottage we have a kitchen garden where we focus on foods of the African Diaspora.

Help keep our Garden Growing

By The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation

Help keep our Garden Growing

Gardens always need help growing