Buildings in Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia)


The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest districts of its kind in the United States. The district was made in recognition of the unique layout of the city, begun by James Oglethorpe at the city's founding and propagated for over a century of its growth.
Below is a list of relevant buildings inside Savannah Historic District:

Selected contributing properties

NameWardImageAddressDateNote
First African Baptist ChurchFranklin Ward23 Montgomery Street1859
134–142 Houston StreetGreene Ward134–142 Houston Street1801
Kress BuildingDecker Ward120-122 West Broughton Street1923-1937
102-104 West Congress StreetDecker Ward102-104 West Congress Street1820
106-108-110-112-114-116 West Congress StreetDecker Ward106-108-110-112-114-116 West Congress Street1820
125 West Congress Street & 127 West Congress Street Decker Ward125 West Congress Street & 127 West Congress Street 1881 & 1873
The Citizens and Southern BankDerby Ward22 Bull Street1907now Bank of America
Christ ChurchDerby Ward28 Bull Street1838/1897
Savannah Bank and Trust Co.Derby Ward2 East Bryan Street1911
Hotel SavannahDerby Ward7 East Congress Street 1912First City Club of Savannah
James Habersham HouseReynolds Ward23 Abercorn Street1789a.k.a. "Pink House", by Joseph Clay, bought and restored by James Arthur Williams
Oliver Sturges HouseReynolds Ward27 Abercorn Street1813
John Wesley HotelReynolds Ward29 Abercorn Street1913now Planters Inn on Reynolds Square
Mackay HouseReynolds Ward31-35-39 Abercorn Street 1920
Lucas Theatre For the ArtsReynolds Ward32 Abercorn Street1921Part of SCAD
East Bay InnReynolds Ward225 East Bay Street1853-4
202-208 East Broughton StreetReynolds Ward202-208 East Broughton Street1917
9 Lincoln StreetReynolds Ward9 Lincoln Street1853
Staybridge Suites Savannah Historic DistrictWarren Ward301 East Bay Street1851
George Basil Spencer HouseWarren Ward22 Habersham Street1790-1804a.k.a. Spencer-Woodbridge House
John Eppinger-Lane HouseWarren Ward211 West Perry Street 1821-1823
Hampton Lillibridge HouseWashington Ward507 East St. Julian Street 1796–99No. 1, bought and restored by James Arthur Williams
38 Price StreetWashington Ward38 Price Street1841
42 Price StreetWashington Ward42 Price Street
Chatham County CourthouseLiberty Ward133 Montgomery Street 1979by William G. Preston
Telfair Family MansionHeathcote Ward121 Barnard Street1820/1880now Telfair Academy, by William Jay
Wayne-Gordon HousePercival Ward10 East Oglethorpe Avenue1820/1886On the NRHP
Anderson-Preston HousePercival Ward14 East Oglethorpe Avenue1853/1892now Ballastone Inn
William Williams HousePercival Ward18 East Oglethorpe Avenue1826/1873now Ballastone Inn
Lutheran Church of the AscensionPercival Ward120 Bull Street 1879
1 West Broughton StreetPercival Ward1 West Broughton Street1854/1924
Anderson-Leslie HousePercival Ward4 West Oglethorpe Avenue1836/1867
123 Abercorn StreetAnson Ward123 Abercorn Street
Owens-Thomas HouseAnson Ward124 Abercorn Street1817by William Jay, on the NRHP
Mary Marshall HousesAnson Ward127-129 Abercorn Street1859by Charles B. Cluskey
The Marshall HouseAnson Ward123 East Broughton Street1855
Avon TheatreAnson Ward125 East Broughton Street1944–46now The Savannah Taphouse
General Lachlan McIntosh HouseAnson Ward110 East Oglethorpe Avenue1784/1876
132 East Oglethorpe AvenueAnson Ward132 East Oglethorpe Avenue1872
204-208 East Oglethorpe AvenueAnson Ward204-208 East Oglethorpe Avenue1872
Dr. Charlton HouseAnson Ward220-222 East Oglethorpe Avenue & carriage house1853
201-203 East York StreetAnson Ward201-203 East York Street1853
201 East York Street & carriage house and 203 East York Street & carriage house Anson Ward201 East York Street & carriage house and 203 East York Street & carriage house 1853 & 1853
Timothy Bonticou Double HouseColumbia Ward419-421 East Broughton Lane 1854/1861by Isaiah Davenport
Isaiah Davenport HouseColumbia Ward324 East State Street1821by Isaiah Davenport, on the NRHP
Francis M. Stone HouseColumbia Ward416–418 East State Street1799/1808
Jerome H. Wilson HouseColumbia Ward307-311 East York Street1872
Thomas Morgan HouseColumbia Ward315 East York Street1885
Abraham Sheftall HouseColumbia Ward321 East York Street1818Moved from Elbert Ward, 1966
The Kehoe HouseColumbia Ward123 Habersham Street1893Built for William Kehoe, by DeWitt Bruyn
Green Fleetwood HouseColumbia Ward128 Habersham Street1854
William J. Kehoe HouseColumbia Ward130 Habersham Street1885
The Frederick Ball HouseColumbia Ward136 Habersham Street1805by Frederick Ball, master carpenter, 1809
124 Houston StreetGreene Ward124 Houston Street1897by Isaiah Davenport
140 Price Street corner York LaneGreene Ward140 Price Street corner York Lane1828
Harper-Fowlkes HouseJackson Ward230 Barnard Street1844/1895also Champion-McAlpin-Fowlkes House, by Charles B. Cluskey
John H. Ash HouseJackson Ward114–116 West Hull Street1817
Stephen B. Williams House InnJackson Ward128 West Liberty Street1835
115-117-123 West Oglethorpe AvenueJackson Ward115-117-123 West Oglethorpe Avenue1820
Downtowner Motor InnJackson Ward201 West Oglethorpe Avenue1964now Oglethorpe House, SCAD
Independent Presbyterian ChurchBrown Ward207 Bull Street1817/1891
The Savannah TheatreBrown Ward222 Bull Street1820
First Baptist ChurchBrown Ward223 Bull Street1833/1922
Drayton Arms ApartmentsBrown Ward102 East Liberty Street1951On the NRHP
124 East McDonough Street & carriage houseBrown Ward124 East McDonough Street & carriage house1861
Philbrick-Eastman HouseBrown Ward17 West McDonough Street1844/1911by Charles B. Cluskey
3 West Perry StreetBrown Ward3 West Perry Street1831/1874
John C. Hernandez HouseCrawford Ward206 East Liberty Street1869
208 East Liberty StreetCrawford Ward208 East Liberty Street1868
Frierson HouseCrawford Ward210 East Liberty Street1869
Laurence Connell HouseCrawford Ward212 East Liberty Street1851
Laurence Connell HouseCrawford Ward214 East Liberty Street1851
218 East Liberty StreetCrawford Ward218 East Liberty Street1850
242 Price StreetCrawford Ward242 Price Street1855
106 West Harris StreetPulaski Ward106 West Harris Street1847
Battersby TenementsPulaski Ward108-110 West Harris Street1871
William Remshart Row HousesPulaski Ward104-106-108-110 West Jones Street1853
St John's Episcopal ChurchJasper Ward329 Bull Street1853
Masonic TempleJasper Ward337 Bull Street1912now the Gryphon Tea Room, by Freemason Hyman W. Witcover
Potter Hall, Savannah College of Art and DesignJasper Ward340-344 Bull Street1893by William G. Preston
Alexander A. Smets HouseJasper Ward2-4 East Jones Street1853now SCAD's Morris Hall, by John S. Norris
Hilton Savannah DeSotoJasper Ward15 East Liberty Street1867by William G. Preston
Sorrel-Weed HouseJasper Ward6 West Harris Street1841by Charles B. Cluskey
Mrs. John B. Seymour HouseJasper Ward14 West Harris Street1842
Tobias HouseJasper Ward18 West Harris Street1842
Noah. B Knapp HouseJasper Ward10 West Jones Street1857by John S. Norris
Joseph Fay HouseJasper Ward1-3 West Liberty Street1849now Knights of Columbus Headquarters, by John S. Norris
Green-Meldrim HouseJasper Ward14 West Macon Street1853by John S. Norris, on the NRHP
307-311 Abercorn StreetLafayette Ward307-311 Abercorn Street1914
319 Abercorn StreetLafayette Ward319 Abercorn Street1888
Andrew Low HouseLafayette Ward329 Abercorn Street1849by John S. Norris, on the NRHP
Samuel P. Hamilton HouseLafayette Ward330 Abercorn Street1873now Hamilton-Turner Inn
340 Abercorn StreetLafayette Ward340 Abercorn Street1903
Battersby-Hartridge-Anderson HouseLafayette Ward119 East Charlton Street1852
Marist PlaceLafayette Ward123 East Charlton Street1919-1939Site of the Marist School for Boys
John B. Gallie HouseLafayette Ward201-203 East Charlton Street1858by John S. Norris
Flannery O'Connor Childhood HomeLafayette Ward207 East Charlton Street1856
Catherine McMahon HouseLafayette Ward211 East Charlton Street1853by John Scudder
104 East Harris StreetLafayette Ward104 East Harris Street1875
Fitzgerald Pelot HouseLafayette Ward221 East Charlton Street1840
Centurian HouseLafayette Ward106 East Harris Street1903Built for Simon P. Kehoe
118 & 124 East Harris StreetLafayette Ward118 & 124 East Harris Street1860
Cathedral of St. John the BaptistLafayette Ward222 East Harris Street1888
Abram Minis HouseLafayette Ward204 East Jones Street1859by Stephen Decatur Button
St. Vincent's AcademyLafayette Ward207 East Liberty Street1845/1869by Charles B. Cluskey
Troup TrustTroup Ward410-424 East Macon Street1855-1872four units to east built for John McDonough, four units to west built for Edward Kennedy
Freedman's SchoolBartow Ward502 East Harris Street1868/1878now Beach Institute African
Gordon RowChatham Ward101-129 West Gordon Street1853
117 West Jones StreetChatham Ward117 West Jones Street1851
The Barnard Street SchoolChatham Ward212 West Taylor Street1901now Pepe Hall, SCAD
Charles W. Rogers HousesMonterey Ward423-425 Bull Street1858by John S. Norris
Mercer-Williams HouseMonterey Ward429 Bull Street1871by John S. Norris, restored by James Arthur Williams
Armstrong HouseMonterey Ward447 Bull Street1917now Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP, bought and restored by James Arthur Williams
Edmund Molyneux HouseMonterey Ward450 Bull Street1857now Oglethorpe Club, by John S. Norris
Scudder's RowMonterey Ward1-9 East Gordon Street1852
Scudder's RowMonterey Ward1-9 East Gordon Street1853Built by John and Ephraim Scudder
7 East Gordon StreetMonterey Ward7 East Gordon Street1852Built by John and Ephraim Scudder
11 East Gordon StreetMonterey Ward11 East Gordon Street1854
Charles McGill HouseMonterey Ward15 East Gordon Street1854
Congregation Mickve IsraelMonterey Ward20 East Gordon Street1876On the NRHP
John Scudder HouseMonterey Ward11 East Jones Street1849John Scudder, builder
Quantock RowMonterey Ward27 East Jones Street1854Brunner & Scudder builders
Quantock RowMonterey Ward31 East Jones Street1854Brunner & Scudder builders
Comer HouseMonterey Ward2 East Taylor Street1880built for Hugh M. Comer. Jefferson Davis was a guest in 1886 with his daughter Varina Anne Davis
8 East Taylor StreetMonterey Ward8 East Taylor Street
William Hunter HouseMonterey Ward10 East Taylor Street1872
V & J Duncan Antique MapsMonterey Ward12 East Taylor Street1869/1894
William F. Brantley HouseMonterey Ward20 West Gaston Street1857by John S. Norris
The Noble Hardee MansionMonterey Ward3 West Gordon Street1860/1884
7-9 West Gordon StreetMonterey Ward7-9 West Gordon Street1884
Charles B. King HouseMonterey Ward11 West Gordon Street1858by John S. Norris
Eliza Thompson HouseMonterey Ward5 West Jones Street1847
11 West Jones StreetMonterey Ward11 West Jones Street1854
John M. Williams HouseMonterey Ward17-19 West Jones Street1883
Nicholas Cruger HouseMonterey Ward4 West Taylor Street1852aka Charlton House
Hurn Museum of Contemporary Folk ArtMonterey Ward10 West Taylor Street & carriage house1852built for Edward G. Wilson
12 West Taylor StreetMonterey Ward12 West Taylor Street1868
430-432 Abercorn StreetCalhoun Ward430-432 Abercorn Street1868
Massie Common School HouseCalhoun Ward201-213 East Gordon Street1856by John S. Norris
215-229 East Gordon StreetCalhoun Ward215-229 East Gordon Street1872
233 East Gordon StreetCalhoun Ward233 East Gordon Street1923
Snowden Marshall HouseCalhoun Ward202 East Taylor Street1859
Laura Jones HouseWesley Ward408 East Gaston Street1892
515 Montgomery StreetGaston Ward515 Montgomery Street
Savannah Law SchoolForsyth Ward516 Drayton Street 1819/1876
W. B. Hodgson HallForsyth Ward501 Whitaker Street1876On the NRHP
Magnolia HallForsyth Ward507 Whitaker Street1930built for Jacob Guerard Heyward, the great grandson of Thomas Heyward Jr.
John Williamson HouseForsyth Ward509 Whitaker Street1870Mansard Roof, 1911
Metts-McNeil HouseForsyth Ward513 Whitaker Street1903Built for Laurence McNeil by G. L. Norrman
611 Whitaker Street & carriage houseForsyth Ward611 Whitaker Street & carriage house1894
George Johnson Baldwin HouseStephens Ward225 East Hall Street1888by William G. Preston
504-508-510 East Hall LaneMercer Ward504-508-510 East Hall Lane
621-627 Rose Court Mercer Ward621-627 Rose Court 1990
US Post OfficeNorth Oglethorpe Ward2 Fahm Street
William Scarbrough HouseMiddle Oglethorpe Ward41 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard1819by William Jay, on the NRHP
First Bryan Baptist ChurchMiddle Oglethorpe Ward575 West Bryan Street1888On the NRHP
Yamacraw 43 RowsMiddle Oglethorpe WardYamacraw 431850Row houses built about 1850. Torn down 1940 for Yamacraw Village Housing Projects
Crites Hall, SCADSouth Oglethorpe Ward217 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard1906
St. Philip AME ChurchGarden Ward613 Morris Brown Drive 1911
Savannah City HallNew Franklin Ward & Wharf Lots2 East Bay Street1877-1905
Savannah Cotton ExchangeNew Franklin Ward & Wharf Lots100 East Bay Street1886by William G. Preston
208-210-212-214 East Bay Street New Franklin Ward & Wharf Lots208-210-212-214 East Bay Street 1858
225 East River Street New Franklin Ward & Wharf Lots225 East River Street 1858
202-206 East Bay Street New Franklin Ward & Wharf Lots202-206 East Bay Street 1823
Pirates' HouseTrustees Garden Ward20 East Broad Street1794-1871now 45 South Restaurant