Washington Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Houston Street and East St. Julian Street. It is east of Warren Square and north of Greene Square in the northeastern corner of the city's grid of squares. The oldest building original to the square is 510 East St. Julian Street, which dates to 1797.[1]
Built in 1790, Washington Square was named in 1791 for George Washington, the first president of the United States, who visited Savannah that year.[2] It was one of only two squares named to honor a then-living person; Troup Square was the other.
Washington Square had been the site of the Trustees' Garden.[3] Named for the trustees of General James Oglethorpe's colony, the garden was the testing ground for a variety of experimental crops – including mulberry (for silkworms), hemp, and indigo – viewed as potential cash crops. Most of these experiments proved unsuccessful.
The square was once the site of massive New Year's Eve bonfires; these were discontinued in the 1950s.[4]
In 1964 Savannah Landscape Architect Clermont Huger Lee and Mills B. Lane planned and initiated a project to close the fire lane, add North Carolina bluestone pavers, initiate the use of different paving materials, install water cisterns, and lastly install new walks, benches, lighting, and plantings.[5]
Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known.
Northwestern tything/residential block
Mary Horrigan Property, 520–522 East Bryan Street (1899)[1]
Joseph Wilkinson House, 11 Houston Street (1807)[1]
Mary Gildea House, 514 East Bryan Street (1899)[1]
Margaret Prindible Property, 508–512 East Bryan Street (1899)[1]
Joseph Burke Properties, 541–545 East Congress Street (1860)
Ann Pinder House, 547 East Congress Street (1831–1835)[9]
James McMahon House, 37–39 East Broad Street (1874)[9]
Charles Wood Row House, 41–47 East Broad Street (1899)[9]
Galleryedit
D.D. Williams House, 12 Price Street
William Williams House, 16 Price Street
William Wescott House, 36 Price Street
38 Price Street in its time as Tommie's Place deli
Stephen Timmons Cottage, 40 Price Street (now demolished)
Margaret Prindible Property, 508–512 East Bryan Street
Mary Gildea House, 514 East Bryan Street
Mary Horrigan Property, 520–522 East Bryan Street
Anne Pitman House, 504 East St. Julian Street
William Flood House, 501 East St. Julian Street
Hampton Lillibridge House, 507 East St. Julian Street
Morty Dorgan Property (1), 542 East St. Julian Street
Morty Dorgan Property (2), 20 Houston Street
Mary Ferguson House, 549 East St. Julian Street
Joseph Wilkinson House, 11 Houston Street
Simon Mirault House, 21 Houston Street
Joachim Hartstene House, 23 Houston Street
Catherine McCarthy Property, 26–30 Houston Street
Laurence Dunn Property (1), 31–33 Houston Street
Laurence Dunn Property (2), 35–37 Houston Street
Isabella Brower House, 519 East Congress Street
31 East Broad Street
James McMahon House, 37–39 East Broad Street
Charles Wood Row House, 41–47 East Broad Street
William Gaston House, 511 East Congress Street
Isabella Mallery House, 513 East Congress Street
Joseph Burke Properties, 543–545 East Congress Street
Ann Pinder House, 547 East Congress Street
Referencesedit
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafHistoric Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 15
^SavannahBest.com's ‘’Squares of Savannah’‘, accessed June 16, 2007
^Savannah Scene magazine, May–June 2007, pp 10–11, accessed June 16, 2007.
^City of Savannah's Savannah's Squares page, accessed June 13, 2007.
^Dolder, Ced (Spring 2014). "Clermont Lee, (1914-2006) Pioneering Savannah Landscape Architect" (PDF). Magnolia – Publication of the Southern Garden History Society. XXVII (2): 4. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^Kingery, Dorothy (1999). More Than Mercer House: Savannah's Jim Williams & His Southern Houses. Savannah, Georgia: Sheldon Group, LLC. ISBN0-9672187-0-5.
^Daniel G. Philbrick, Steamboat Captain, Charles C. Ferris (1977), p. 3
^"International Seamen's House (Savannah, Georgia) : General view". dmr.bsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
^ abcHistoric Building Map: Savannah Historic District – Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 16
October 30, 2023
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Washington Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah Georgia United States It is located in the northernmost row of the city s five rows of squares on Houston Street and East St Julian Street It is east of Warren Square and north of Greene Square in the northeastern corner of the city s grid of squares The oldest building original to the square is 510 East St Julian Street which dates to 1797 1 Washington SquareNamesakeGeorge WashingtonMaintained byCity of SavannahLocationSavannah Georgia U S Coordinates32 04 42 N 81 05 07 W 32 0783 N 81 0853 W 32 0783 81 0853NorthHouston StreetEastEast St Julian StreetSouthHouston StreetWestEast St Julian StreetConstructionCompletion1790 233 years ago 1790 Built in 1790 Washington Square was named in 1791 for George Washington the first president of the United States who visited Savannah that year 2 It was one of only two squares named to honor a then living person Troup Square was the other Washington Square had been the site of the Trustees Garden 3 Named for the trustees of General James Oglethorpe s colony the garden was the testing ground for a variety of experimental crops including mulberry for silkworms hemp and indigo viewed as potential cash crops Most of these experiments proved unsuccessful The square was once the site of massive New Year s Eve bonfires these were discontinued in the 1950s 4 In 1964 Savannah Landscape Architect Clermont Huger Lee and Mills B Lane planned and initiated a project to close the fire lane add North Carolina bluestone pavers initiate the use of different paving materials install water cisterns and lastly install new walks benches lighting and plantings 5 At 541 545 East Congress Street are three Joseph Burke Properties built in 1860 They were restored in 1955 by preservationist Jim Williams later the central character in John Berendt s 1994 book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil his first project of over fifty he undertook before his death in 1990 6 Contents 1 Dedication 2 Constituent buildings 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesDedication editNamesake Image NoteGeorge Washington nbsp The square is named for George Washington 1732 1799 the first president of the United States Constituent buildings editSee also Buildings in Savannah Historic District Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential tything blocks and four civic trust blocks now known as the Oglethorpe Plan They are listed with construction years where known Northwestern tything residential blockMary Horrigan Property 520 522 East Bryan Street 1899 1 Joseph Wilkinson House 11 Houston Street 1807 1 Mary Gildea House 514 East Bryan Street 1899 1 Margaret Prindible Property 508 512 East Bryan Street 1899 1 William Williams House 16 Price Street 1809 1 D D Williams House 12 Price Street 1816 1 14 Price Street 1816 1 Northwestern civic trust blockSimon Mirault House 21 Houston Street 1852 1 moved from Troup Ward Joachim Hartstene House 23 Houston Street c 1803 1 rebuilt with original members in 1964 516 East St Julian Street 1849 1 Daniel Philbrick House 7 512 514 East St Julian Street 1849 1 510 East St Julian Street 1797 1 oldest building original to the square Anne Pitman House 504 East St Julian Street 1842 1 Southwestern civic trust blockInternational Seaman s House 25 Houston Street 1965 8 Hampton Lillibridge House 507 East St Julian Street 1796 1799 1 moved from 310 East Bryan Street 503 East St Julian Street 1 William Flood House 501 East St Julian Street 1901 1 Southwestern tything residential blockIsabella Brower House 519 East Congress Street 1837 1839 1 Laurence Dunn Property I 31 33 Houston Street 1875 1 Laurence Dunn Property II 35 37 Houston Street 1872 1 William Gaston House 511 East Congress Street 1839 1 remodeled in 1869 Isabella Mallery House 513 East Congress Street 1841 1 William Wescott House 36 Price Street 1875 38 Price Street c 1840 1 Northeastern tything residential block601 East Bay Street 1860 1 now The Brice hotelNortheastern civic trust blockMorty Dorgan Property I 20 Houston Street 1852 1853 1 Morty Dorgan Property II 542 East St Julian Street 1853 1 remodeled in 1888 1898Southeastern civic trust blockCatherine McCarthy Property 26 30 Houston Street 1887 1 545 547 East St Julian Street 1887 1 Mary Ferguson House 549 East St Julian Street 1905 1 31 East Broad Street 1860 1 33 35 East Broad Street 1860 1 Southeastern tything residential block537 539 East Congress Street 1915 1 Joseph Burke Properties 541 545 East Congress Street 1860 Ann Pinder House 547 East Congress Street 1831 1835 9 James McMahon House 37 39 East Broad Street 1874 9 Charles Wood Row House 41 47 East Broad Street 1899 9 Gallery edit nbsp D D Williams House 12 Price Street nbsp William Williams House 16 Price Street nbsp William Wescott House 36 Price Street nbsp 38 Price Street in its time as Tommie s Place deli nbsp Stephen Timmons Cottage 40 Price Street now demolished nbsp Margaret Prindible Property 508 512 East Bryan Street nbsp Mary Gildea House 514 East Bryan Street nbsp Mary Horrigan Property 520 522 East Bryan Street nbsp Anne Pitman House 504 East St Julian Street nbsp William Flood House 501 East St Julian Street nbsp Hampton Lillibridge House 507 East St Julian Street nbsp Morty Dorgan Property 1 542 East St Julian Street nbsp Morty Dorgan Property 2 20 Houston Street nbsp Mary Ferguson House 549 East St Julian Street nbsp Joseph Wilkinson House 11 Houston Street nbsp Simon Mirault House 21 Houston Street nbsp Joachim Hartstene House 23 Houston Street nbsp Catherine McCarthy Property 26 30 Houston Street nbsp Laurence Dunn Property 1 31 33 Houston Street nbsp Laurence Dunn Property 2 35 37 Houston Street nbsp Isabella Brower House 519 East Congress Street nbsp 31 East Broad Street nbsp James McMahon House 37 39 East Broad Street nbsp Charles Wood Row House 41 47 East Broad Street nbsp William Gaston House 511 East Congress Street nbsp Isabella Mallery House 513 East Congress Street nbsp Joseph Burke Properties 543 545 East Congress Street nbsp Ann Pinder House 547 East Congress StreetReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Historic Building Map Savannah Historic District Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission November 17 2011 p 15 SavannahBest com s Squares of Savannah accessed June 16 2007 Savannah Scene magazine May June 2007 pp 10 11 accessed June 16 2007 City of Savannah s Savannah s Squares page accessed June 13 2007 Dolder Ced Spring 2014 Clermont Lee 1914 2006 Pioneering Savannah Landscape Architect PDF Magnolia Publication of the Southern Garden History Society XXVII 2 4 Retrieved 16 February 2020 Kingery Dorothy 1999 More Than Mercer House Savannah s Jim Williams amp His Southern Houses Savannah Georgia Sheldon Group LLC ISBN 0 9672187 0 5 Daniel G Philbrick Steamboat Captain Charles C Ferris 1977 p 3 International Seamen s House Savannah Georgia General view dmr bsu edu Retrieved 2022 04 08 a b c Historic Building Map Savannah Historic District Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission November 17 2011 p 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington Square Savannah Georgia amp oldid 1140374548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
