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Columbia Square (Savannah, Georgia)

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307 East President Street – central portion (built 1790) is the oldest building on the square; eastern portion (1823) built for Steele White; western portion (1888) built for Anna Powers; now the home of the
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built a house on the eastern side of the square, at 130 Habersham Street, in 1885. After both his business and his family expanded, he built a larger home, completed in 1892, diagonally across the square at
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This page links directly to numerous short entries, many accompanied by photographs, discussing a variety of monuments, memorials, etc., in the squares and elsewhere. Accessed June 16, 2007.
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In 2024, a Columbia Square monument was commissioned to honor the seven women who began the preservation movement in Savannah. They were Katherine Judkins Clark, Elinor Adler Dillard,
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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
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Columbia Square fountain, looking east. The Green Fleetwood House, at 128 Habersham Street, in the background has since been painted yellow.
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Historic Savannah: Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia
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to the east. The oldest building on the square is at 307 East President Street, today's
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The square is named for Columbia, the poetic personification of the United States.
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for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007.
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Abraham Sheftall House, 321 East York Street (1818) – now the home of
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Jerome H. Wilson Property, 307–311 East York Street (1873)
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Frederick Heineman House, 125–127 Habersham Street (1842)
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Timothy Bonticou Double House, 418–420 East State Street
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Francis M. Stone House, 402 East State Street (1821)
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Thomas Morgan House, 313–315 East York Street (1885)
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Jerome H. Wilson Property, 307–311 East York Street
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Stone House, 402 East State Street 489:Isaiah Davenport House, 324 East State Street 657:17 Hundred 90 Inn, 307 East President Street 597:Abraham Sheftall House, 321 East York Street 453:Kehoe House (1), 130 Habersham Street (1885) 1089:1799 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 549:Green Fleetwood House, 128 Habersham Street 858: 844: 645:Joseph Gammon Property, 134 Lincoln Street 585:Kehoe's second house, 123 Habersham Street 573:Frederick Ball House, 136 Habersham Street 172:and East President Street. It is south of 25: 280: 806: 804: 802: 708: 513:"Laura's Cottage", 416 East State Street 315: 800: 798: 796: 794: 792: 790: 788: 786: 784: 782: 732: 730: 322:Buildings in Savannah Historic District 1076: 461:Southeastern tything/residential block 379:Southwestern tything/residential block 336:Northwestern tything/residential block 839: 696: 686: 684: 779: 760: 727: 31:Looking south from inside the square 403:Northeast tything/residential block 13: 681: 16:Public square in Savannah, Georgia 14: 1100: 715:City of Savannah's monuments page 876:Horizontally from north to south 662: 650: 638: 626: 614: 602: 590: 578: 566: 554: 542: 530: 518: 506: 494: 482: 357:(2), 123 Habersham Street (1892) 302: 267: 418:Timothy Bonticou Double House, 166:22 squares of Savannah, Georgia 816: 754: 742: 448:Southeastern trust/civic block 362:Southwestern trust/civic block 349:Northwestern trust/civic block 1: 674: 243: 867:Squares of Savannah, Georgia 827:Historic Savannah Foundation 749:Historic Savannah Foundation 691:"Haunted Hotels in Savannah" 386:Historic Savannah Foundation 227:Historic Savannah Foundation 7: 469:409 East York Street (1880) 434:Northeast trust/civic block 10: 1105: 475: 443:(1810) – remodeled in 1899 319: 1084:Columbia Square, Savannah 1055: 1026: 997: 968: 923: 873: 441:424 East President Street 427:422–424 East State Street 420:418–420 East State Street 147: (225 years ago) 141: 136: 128: 120: 112: 102: 65: 54: 46: 36: 24: 1062:original four squares | 439:Abraham Scribner House, 425:Henry W. Willink House, 751:– Savannah Area Chamber 342:Isaiah Davenport House 281:Markers and structures 767:Savannah Morning News 316:Constituent buildings 132:East President Street 116:East President Street 537:409 East York Street 213:123 Habersham Street 238:Anna Colquit Hunter 87:32.0768°N 81.0880°W 83: /  21: 720:2016-03-03 at the 19: 1071: 1070: 1066: 1047:Whitefield Square 950:Oglethorpe Square 915:Washington Square 703:Tour Guide Manual 370:17 Hundred 90 Inn 313: 312: 278: 277: 220:East State Street 186:17 Hundred 90 Inn 178:Oglethorpe Square 159: 158: 92:32.0768; -81.0880 59:Savannah, Georgia 1096: 1065: 1057: 1013:Lafayette Square 975: 930: 860: 853: 846: 837: 836: 830: 820: 814: 808: 777: 776: 774: 773: 761:Lasseter, Evan. 758: 752: 746: 740: 739:– KehoeHouse.com 734: 725: 712: 706: 700: 694: 688: 666: 654: 642: 630: 618: 606: 594: 582: 570: 558: 546: 534: 522: 510: 498: 486: 413:Isaiah Davenport 306: 285: 284: 271: 248: 247: 231:East York Street 206:Irish immigrant 180:to the west and 170:Habersham Street 155: 153: 148: 124:Habersham Street 107:Habersham Street 98: 97: 95: 94: 93: 88: 84: 81: 80: 79: 76: 50:City of Savannah 29: 22: 18: 1104: 1103: 1099: 1098: 1097: 1095: 1094: 1093: 1074: 1073: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1061: 1051: 1037:Monterey Square 1022: 993: 989:Crawford Square 984:Chippewa Square 973: 964: 955:Columbia Square 946: 938: 928: 919: 905:Reynolds Square 901: 893: 884:Franklin Square 880: 878: 869: 864: 834: 833: 821: 817: 809: 780: 771: 769: 759: 755: 747: 743: 735: 728: 722:Wayback Machine 713: 709: 701: 697: 689: 682: 677: 670: 667: 658: 655: 646: 643: 634: 631: 622: 619: 610: 607: 598: 595: 586: 583: 574: 571: 562: 559: 550: 547: 538: 535: 526: 523: 514: 511: 502: 499: 490: 487: 478: 473: 472: 399: 328:Oglethorpe Plan 324: 318: 283: 246: 162:Columbia Square 151: 149: 146: 91: 89: 85: 82: 77: 74: 72: 70: 69: 32: 20:Columbia Square 17: 12: 11: 5: 1102: 1092: 1091: 1086: 1069: 1068: 1064:now demolished 1059: 1056: 1053: 1052: 1050: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1032:Chatham Square 1027: 1024: 1023: 1021: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1008:Madison Square 1005: 1003:Pulaski Square 998: 995: 994: 992: 991: 986: 981: 979:Orleans Square 976: 969: 966: 965: 963: 962: 957: 952: 947: 944: 939: 936: 934:Telfair Square 931: 929:Liberty Square 924: 921: 920: 918: 917: 912: 907: 902: 899: 897:Johnson Square 894: 891: 886: 874: 871: 870: 863: 862: 855: 848: 840: 832: 831: 815: 778: 753: 741: 726: 707: 695: 693:– Savannah.com 679: 678: 676: 673: 672: 671: 668: 661: 659: 656: 649: 647: 644: 637: 635: 632: 625: 623: 620: 613: 611: 608: 601: 599: 596: 589: 587: 584: 577: 575: 572: 565: 563: 560: 553: 551: 548: 541: 539: 536: 529: 527: 524: 517: 515: 512: 505: 503: 500: 493: 491: 488: 481: 477: 474: 471: 470: 467: 463: 462: 458: 457: 454: 450: 449: 445: 444: 436: 435: 431: 430: 423: 416: 409: 405: 404: 400: 398: 397: 394: 391: 388: 381: 380: 376: 375: 372: 364: 363: 359: 358: 351: 350: 346: 345: 338: 337: 333: 332: 317: 314: 311: 310: 307: 300: 296: 295: 292: 289: 282: 279: 276: 275: 272: 265: 259: 258: 255: 252: 245: 242: 225:The office of 164:is one of the 157: 156: 143: 139: 138: 134: 133: 130: 126: 125: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 67: 63: 62: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 38: 34: 33: 30: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1101: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1054: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1042:Taylor Square 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1025: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 1000: 996: 990: 987: 985: 982: 980: 977: 974:Elbert Square 972: 971: 967: 961: 960:Greene Square 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 943: 942:Wright Square 940: 935: 932: 927: 926: 922: 916: 913: 911: 910:Warren Square 908: 906: 903: 898: 895: 890: 887: 885: 882: 881: 877: 872: 868: 861: 856: 854: 849: 847: 842: 841: 838: 828: 824: 819: 812: 807: 805: 803: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 791: 789: 787: 785: 783: 768: 764: 757: 750: 745: 738: 733: 731: 723: 719: 716: 711: 704: 699: 692: 687: 685: 680: 665: 660: 653: 648: 641: 636: 629: 624: 617: 612: 605: 600: 593: 588: 581: 576: 569: 564: 557: 552: 545: 540: 533: 528: 521: 516: 509: 504: 497: 492: 485: 480: 479: 468: 465: 464: 460: 459: 455: 452: 451: 447: 446: 442: 438: 437: 433: 432: 428: 424: 421: 417: 414: 410: 407: 406: 402: 401: 395: 392: 389: 387: 383: 382: 378: 377: 373: 371: 366: 365: 361: 360: 356: 353: 352: 348: 347: 343: 340: 339: 335: 334: 331: 329: 323: 308: 305: 301: 298: 297: 293: 290: 287: 286: 273: 270: 266: 264: 261: 260: 256: 253: 250: 249: 241: 239: 234: 232: 228: 223: 221: 216: 214: 209: 208:William Kehoe 204: 202: 198: 194: 189: 187: 183: 182:Greene Square 179: 175: 174:Warren Square 171: 167: 163: 144: 140: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 96: 68: 64: 60: 57: 53: 49: 47:Maintained by 45: 42: 39: 35: 28: 23: 1018:Troup Square 954: 889:Ellis Square 875: 822: 818: 770:. 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Columbia
Savannah, Georgia
32°04′36″N 81°05′17″W / 32.0768°N 81.0880°W / 32.0768; -81.0880
Habersham Street
22 squares of Savannah, Georgia
Habersham Street
Warren Square
Oglethorpe Square
Greene Square
17 Hundred 90 Inn
Columbia
Wormsloe
Noble Jones
William Kehoe
123 Habersham Street
East State Street
Historic Savannah Foundation
East York Street
Anna Colquit Hunter
Columbia


Buildings in Savannah Historic District
Oglethorpe Plan
Isaiah Davenport House
Kehoe House
17 Hundred 90 Inn
Historic Savannah Foundation
Isaiah Davenport

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