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The Colored Library Association of Savannah relied on contributions of books from their founding members, and money from local supporters to open their own library to the public. In 1909, Andrew Carnegie offered the city of Savannah $60,000 (later raised to $75,000) for a new main library on Bull Street.
The maps have been digitized by the Digital Library of Georgia. [8] In 2021, five volumes of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Savannah , spanning 1916 through 1973, were donated by the Chatham County–Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission Historic Preservation Department to the Municipal Archives to ensure their preservation and continued ...
In addition to the first four squares—Johnson, Wright, St. James and Ellis—this map also shows the later-constructed Reynolds and Oglethorpe Squares. The city of Savannah was founded in 1733 by General James Oglethorpe. Although cherished by many today for their aesthetic beauty, the first squares were originally intended to provide ...
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W. W. Law Library: 909 East Bolton Street, Savannah, GA 31401 West Broad Library: 1110 May Street, Savannah, GA 31415 Southside Savannah Oglethorpe Mall Library: 7 Mall Annex, Savannah, GA 31406 Southwest Chatham Library: 14097 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419 Eastern Chatham County Islands Library: 50 Johnny Mercer Blvd, Savannah, GA 31410 ...
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]
Historic Savannah: A Survey of Significant Buildings in the Historic and Victorian Districts of Savannah, Georgia is a book published by Historic Savannah Foundation in 1968 and regarded as a seminal work on the architecture of Savannah, Georgia, organized by ward. A second edition was released in 1977 and a third in 2005. [1]
Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Gordon Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east: [2] West Gordon Street. Matilda Heitman Properties, 209–213 West Gordon Street (1895) Thomas McArthur Duplex, 205–207 West Gordon Street (1853) Gordon Row, 101–129 West Gordon Street (1854)