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Franklin Square opened in 1849 and Blackstone Square subsequently opened in 1855. The St. James Hotel, now the Franklin Square House Apartments, served as the exterior backdrop of the popular 1980's NBC hospital drama series, St. Elsewhere. [5] In 1979, after years of neglect, local resident Brian Davidson began an effort to clean up the squares.
The 4.79 acres (19,400 m 2) that comprise Franklin Square are managed by the National Park Service. [4] By 2012, the square was in significant need of repair. The pathways were broken, workers in nearby buildings had worn paths through the grass to cut across the square more efficiently, and large numbers of homeless individuals camped there.
Franklin Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, at Montgomery Street and West St. Julian Street. [1] It is west of Ellis Square in the northwestern corner of the city's grid of squares.
The square was laid out in 1799 and is named for Columbia, the poetic personification of the United States. In the center of the square is a fountain that formerly stood at the Wormsloe estate of Noble Jones, one of Georgia's first settlers. It was moved to Columbia Square in 1970 to honor Augusta and Wymberly DeRenne, descendants of Jones.
Franklin Square, Ohio, an unincorporated community; Franklin Square (Savannah, Georgia) Franklin Square, Syracuse, a neighborhood and square in Syracuse, New York; Franklin Square (Philadelphia), one of the five main squares in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Franklin Square (PATCO station), a closed train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Almas Temple is a Masonic building facing Franklin Square at 1315 K St NW in Washington, D.C. It houses Almas Shrine, a sub-group for Shriner's International whose headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida. The edifice is in the Moorish architectural style and features an elaborate, multicolored terra-cotta façade. It was constructed in ...
Franklin Square Historic District is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a 19th-century rowhouse neighborhood developed along a strict grid street pattern. A one square block, two and a half acre public park, Franklin Square, is a focal point for the area and the most elaborate rowhousing surrounds the square.
Franklin Square was a square in Manhattan on the intersection of Pearl, Dover and Cherry Streets. The Third Avenue El, built in 1877–1878, ran over Franklin Square, and a station was built there. On its west side were the buildings of Harper's Publishing House. [1] The station and square were demolished in 1950, replaced with the Franklin ...