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Savannah Historic District
The district encompasses the original town plan laid out in 1733 by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, founder of the British colony of Georgia. Today Savannah retains much of this plan based on divisions also called wards, squares, and "trustee lots."

Most of the original squares remain and are surrounded by fine examples of buildings in the Georgian, Greek Revival, and Gothic styles. Notable buildings include the Owens-Thomas House built in 1818 (Oglethorpe Square), the Beaux-Arts style Edmund Molyneux Mansion circa 1917 (Bull St), the Spencer Woodbridge House built in 1795 (Habersham St), and the 1853 Gothic Revival Greene House (Madison Square).

Important sites associated with the African American community in the district include Beach Institute (East Harris St), constructed in 1865 as the city's first black school, and the King-Tisdell Cottage (East Harris St), the 1896 home of a working-class African American family.
Location
The boundaries of the Savannah Historic District are the Savannah River, E. Broad St, Gwinnett St, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Self-guided tours of Savannah are available from the Savannah Visitor Center, in the restored Central of Georgia railroad station at 301 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Savannah Georgia Victorian District
Originally a parade ground, the extension of street railways in the late 19th century spurred the development of this neighborhood. The wood frame houses dating from the 1870s and 1880s are a mixture of several Victorian styles of architecture.

Some of the best examples of these are the Carpenter Box style houses on West Gwinnett Street embellished with ornate brackets and cornices, the Queen Anne style mansion at the corner of Whitaker and Gwinnett, and the imposing Victorian Telfair Hospital on Park Avenue.

The boundaries of the Savannah Victorian Historic District are Gwinnett St, Anderson St, and building lines just beyond Montgomery St and Price St.
Historic Savannah GA District
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