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  1. Find landmarks on every corner in the Historic Landmark District, the hub of downtown Savannah. Stroll through 22 park squares, and explore museums, monuments, restored 18th-century homes, boutiques and more than 100 restaurants. Join a ghost tour, take a ferry ride on the Savannah River, and soak up the beauty of Savannah’s stunning homes and cobblestone streets.

    • 22 Park Squares

      Oglethorpe Square was designed in 1742 in honor of James...

  2. The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre– Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] [3] and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. [4]

    • November 13, 1966 (56 years ago)
    • Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal
    • Multiple
    • ca. 1,300 acres (5.3 km²)
  3. The official boundaries of the Landmark Historic District are as follows: North: River Street (or technically the Savannah River) East: E Broad Street; South: Gwinnett Street; West: Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Sometimes people are surprised to learn that Savannah’s Historic District only covers 2.031 square miles!

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    • Savannah’s Historic District: A Brief Introduction
    • Historic District Highlights
    • Getting Around The Historic District
    • Neighborhoods Beyond The Historic District

    Most of Savannah is now divided into a patchwork of historic districts intended to preserve the character of its 19th and 20th century neighborhoods. The main and most famous one, TheHistoric District, is its National Landmark Historic District, designated in 1966 and then, and still, one of the largest historic preservation areas ever established ...

    River Street, running alongside the Savannah River, marks the northern limit of the Historic District. Once at the center of Savannah’s shipping and commerce, it is now a thriving area of shops, bars and restaurants,popular with tourists who want to enjoy its promenade (lately extended westward with the development of the new Plant Riverside Distri...

    Savannah is a highly walkable city, and is often best experienced on foot to allow a full appreciation of its squares and views and architecture. The entire Historic District, within which most of the city’s major sights are located, is only around a mile wide by a little more than a mile deep. As so many of Savannah’s attractions are close togethe...

    Although the Historic District is the focus of most visitors’ time in Savannah, several other neighborhoods and designated historic districts are of interest too. The Victorian District,immediately south of the National Landmark Historic District and centered around the lower half of Forsyth Park, offers many excellent examples of late-nineteenth-c...

  5. After a two-year restoration partnership between the Historic Savannah Foundation and SCAD, the building's grand opening in 2022 observed it as the new Davenport House Museum gift shop. Georgia State Railroad - Railroad Station. The Georgia State Railroad was constructed in 1853 by the Central of Georgia Railway before the American Civil War.

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  6. NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT. In 1966, Savannah’s first historic district was officially designated due to its unique, well-preserved city plan and impressive historic building stock. Beginning in 1733, the City’s founder, British General James Oglethorpe, established the city’s first six wards. At the center of each ward was a ...

  7. May 6, 2024 · Simmering with creativity and rich, deep-rooted heritage, Savannah, Georgia, boasts an undeniable charm. The city’s beating heart is the Savannah Historic District, a mesmerizing tapestry of time where cobblestone streets, historic architecture, and the echoes of centuries past come together to create a captivating experience.

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