Savannah Historic District
301 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, Georgia 31401
Detailed Information
The Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, is significant for its distinctive grid plan as well as its 18th and 19th century architecture. 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.
