Congress Street is a prominent street in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...

, United States. Located between

Bryan Street Bryan Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Bay Street (Savannah, Georgia), Bay Street to the north and Congress Street (Savannah, Georgia), Congress Street to the south, it runs for about from a cul ...

to the north and

Broughton Street Broughton Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Congress Street to the north and State Street to the south, it runs for about from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west to East Broad Stre ...

to the south, it runs for about from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the west, through the city's City Market, to

East Broad Street East Broad Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located to the east of Price Street, at the eastern edge of Savannah's downtown, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. R ...

in the east. Originally known only as Congress Street singular, its addresses are now split between "West Congress Street" and "East Congress Street", the transition occurring at

Bull Street Bull Street is a major street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Named for Colonel William Bull (1683–1755), it runs from Bay Street in the north to Derenne Avenue (part of State Route 21) in the south. It is around 3.40 miles in length, ...

in the center of the downtown area. The street is entirely within

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, a

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.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and Congress Street passes through six squares on their southern side. From west to east: * Franklin Square * Ellis Square * Johnson Square * Reynolds Square *

Warren Square 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 Washing ...

* Washington Square

Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Congress Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From west to east:Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) ;West Congress Street *James Brannen Building, 419–423 West Congress Street (1875) *409 West Congress Street (1872) *Augustus Walter Building (I), 405 West Congress Street (1870) *Augustus Walter Building (II), 401–403 West Congress Street (1867) *Germania Fire Company, 315 West Congress Street (1871) *Charles Meitzler Building, 307 West Congress Street (1875) *Robert McIntire Building, 222–228 West Congress Street (1890) *Frederick Herb (Estate of) Building, 209 West Congress Street (1855) *Joseph Bernstein Building, 201–207 West Congress Street (1913) *Lillenthal and Kohn Store, 127 West Congress Street (1873) *Mohr Brothers Store, 125 West Congress Street (1881) – built for Amson and Lazarus Mohr *Lovell and Lattimore Store, 121–123 West Congress Street (1859) *103 West Congress Street (1875) *

Thomas Gibbons Range The Thomas Gibbons Range is a building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Now comprising eight properties, it is located on West Congress Street, in the southeastern civic block of Ellis Square in Savannah's City Market. Built in 1820, it is ...

, 102–116 West Congress Street (1820) ;East Congress Street John Ballon Property (1)

* Manger Building (formerly Hotel Savannah), 7 East Congress Street (1912) * John Ballon Property (I), 417 East Congress Street (1839) * John Ballon Property (II), 419 East Congress Street (1839) * 425 East Congress Street (1799–1808) * William Gaston House, 511 East Congress Street (c. 1839) * Isabella Mallery House, 513 East Congress Street (1841) * Isabella Brower House, 519 East Congress Street (1837–1839) * Joseph Burke Properties, 541–545 East Congress Street (1860) * Ann Pinder House, 547 East Congress Street (1831–1835)

References

{{Streets of Savannah Roads in Savannah, Georgia Streets in Georgia (U.S. state)