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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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The "sister house" of the Hampton Lillibridge House, which was original the square, was built around the same time. It was demolished in 1962.
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are three Joseph Burke Properties, built in 1860. They were restored in 1955 by preservationist
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Joachim Hartstene House, 23 Houston Street (c. 1803) – rebuilt with original members in 1964
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Morty Dorgan Property (II), 542 East St. Julian Street (1853) – remodeled in 1888–1898
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Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society
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bluestone pavers, initiate the use of different paving materials, install water
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510 East St. Julian Street (1797) – oldest building original to the square
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More Than Mercer House: Savannah's Jim Williams & His Southern Houses
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William Gaston House, 511 East Congress Street (1839) – remodeled in 1869
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in the northeastern corner of the city's grid of squares, in Savannah's
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Simon Mirault House, 21 Houston Street (1852) – moved from Troup Ward
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The square is named for George Washington (1732–1799), the first
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Magnolia – Publication of the Southern Garden History Society
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Daniel Philbrick House, 512–514 East St. Julian Street (1849)
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Margaret Prindible Property, 508–512 East Bryan Street (1899)
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Joseph Burke Properties, 541–545 East Congress Street (1860)
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planned and initiated a project to close the fire lane, add
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neighborhood. The oldest building original to the square is
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Isabella Brower House, 519 East Congress Street (1837–1839)
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magazine, May–June 2007, pp 10–11, accessed June 16, 2007.
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Stephen Timmons Cottage, 40 Price Street (now demolished)
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Catherine McCarthy Property, 26–30 Houston Street (1887)
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Morty Dorgan Property (I), 20 Houston Street (1852–1853)
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Laurence Dunn Property (II), 35–37 Houston Street (1872)
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Mary Horrigan Property, 520–522 East Bryan Street (1899)
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Isabella Mallery House, 513 East Congress Street (1841)
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Laurence Dunn Property (I), 31–33 Houston Street (1875)
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The square was once the site of massive New Year's Eve
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Built in 1790, Washington Square was named in 1791 for
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Margaret Prindible Property, 508–512 East Bryan Street
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Charles Wood Row House, 41–47 East Broad Street (1899)
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Ann Pinder House, 547 East Congress Street (1831–1835)
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Mary Ferguson House, 549 East St. Julian Street (1905)
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William Flood House, 501 East St. Julian Street (1901)
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International Seaman's House, 25 Houston Street (1965)
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Joseph Burke Properties, 543–545 East Congress Street
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Morty Dorgan Property (1), 542 East St. Julian Street
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Hampton Lillibridge House, 507 East St. Julian Street
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Anne Pitman House, 504 East St. Julian Street (1842)
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James McMahon House, 37–39 East Broad Street (1874)
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Williams House, 12 Price Street (1816) 194:Washington Square had been the site of the 1144: 1130: 961: 942:SavannahBest.com's β€˜β€™Squares of Savannahβ€™β€˜ 848:Ann Pinder House, 547 East Congress Street 716:Joachim Hartstene House, 23 Houston Street 160:and East St. Julian Street. It is east of 1022:. Savannah, Georgia: Sheldon Group, LLC. 692:Joseph Wilkinson House, 11 Houston Street 1097: 925: 923: 921: 919: 917: 915: 913: 911: 909: 907: 905: 903: 901: 899: 897: 895: 893: 891: 889: 887: 885: 883: 596:Mary Gildea House, 514 East Bryan Street 309: 225:; these were discontinued in the 1950s. 1081: 1079: 1077: 1017: 881: 879: 877: 875: 873: 871: 869: 867: 865: 863: 536:William Williams House, 16 Price Street 316:Buildings in Savannah Historic District 262:Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1362: 1044:Daniel G. 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Index

George Washington
Savannah, Georgia
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Houston Street
22 squares of Savannah, Georgia
Houston Street
Warren Square
Greene Square
Old Fort
510 East St. Julian Street
George Washington
president of the United States
Troup Square
Trustees' Garden
James Oglethorpe
mulberry
hemp
indigo
cash crops
bonfires
Clermont Huger Lee
Mills B. Lane
North Carolina
cisterns
541–545 East Congress Street
Jim Williams
John Berendt
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
George Washington

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