![]() The Spencer–Woodbridge House (1790) stands at 22 Habersham Street | |
Namesake | Joseph Warren |
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Maintained by | City of Savannah |
Location | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Coordinates | 32°04′43″N 81°05′14″W / 32.0787°N 81.0872°W |
North | Habersham Street |
East | East St. Julian Street |
South | Habersham Street |
West | East St. Julian Street |
Construction | |
Completion | 1791 |
Warren 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, on Habersham Street and East St. Julian Street. It is east of Reynolds Square, west of Washington Square and north of Columbia Square. The oldest building on the square is the Spencer–Woodbridge House, at 22 Habersham Street, which dates to 1790.[1] The Lincoln Street Parking Garage occupies the entire western side of the square.
The square was laid out in 1791 and is named for General Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill and who had served as president of the Provincial Government of Massachusetts.[2][3][4] British gunpowder seized by Savannahians had been sent to aid the Americans at Bunker Hill. The "sister city" relationship between Savannah and Boston survived even the Civil War, and Bostonians sent shiploads of provisions to Savannah shortly after the city surrendered to General Sherman in 1864.[5]
Namesake | Image | Note |
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Joseph Warren | ![]() |
The square is named for Joseph Warren (1741–1775), Revolutionary War hero. |
See also: Buildings in Savannah Historic District |
Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the Oglethorpe Plan. They are listed with construction years where known.
The Lincoln Street Parking Garage occupies the entire western side of the square.[6]
Although built to look somewhat similar to 324–326 East Bryan Street, directly opposite to the north, 321–323 East Congress Street was built in 1997.[7]