[4] In 1959, they opened the first floor of their home at 505 West 36th Street, in the Cuyler-Brownsville neighborhood,[5] as the Kiah Museum,[4] a teaching facility.

[8] In 1992, Savannah College of Art and Design acquired the deteriorating former Central of Georgia Railroad headquarters building and began renovations.

A year later, the building was dedicated to Kiah, a member of SCAD's board of trustees between 1987 and 1997.

[1] Kiah died in a Savannah nursing home in 2001, aged 90,[1] having survived her husband by seven years.

[2] In 2022, Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) purchased her former home for $60,000, saving it from demolition due to its ruinous state, having lay vacant for 32 years.