Habersham Street is a prominent street in

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, United States. Located between Lincoln Street to the west and Price Street to the east, it runs for about from East

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in the north to Stephenson Avenue in the south. The street is named for merchant and statesman

James Habersham James Habersham (26 January 1712 – 28 August 1775) was an English-born American merchant, planter, missionary, teacher and politician who lived the majority of his life in the Province of Georgia. Habersham is credited with opening the first dir ...

. It was known as Prendergast Street in 1760. Its northern section passes through the

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, a

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.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and Habersham Street goes around four of Savannah's 22 squares. They are (from north to south): * Warren Square *

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* Troup Square *

Whitefield Square Whitefield Square is one of the Squares of Savannah, Georgia, 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the southernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street (Savannah, Georgia), Habersham Street and ...

Habersham Street also bounds the eastern edge of

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Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Habersham Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south: *Hugh Cullen Property, 3–5 Habersham Street (1854) *

Paul Hamilton Wilkins House The Paul Hamilton Wilkins House is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 7 Habersham Street, at its intersection with East Bay Lane, and was built around 1792.Spencer–Woodbridge House The Spencer–Woodbridge House (also known as the George Basil Spencer House) is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northeastern civic block of Warren Square and was built in 1790, making it the oldest building on ...

, 22 Habersham Street (between 1790 and 1804) *

John David Mongin House The John David Mongin House is a historic home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located at 24 Habersham Street in the southeastern civic lot of Warren Square. Built around 1797, six years after the square was established, it is one o ...

, 24 Habersham Street (circa 1797) *Harry Schroder Duplex, 32–34 Habersham Street (1898) *

Kehoe House Kehoe House is a historic building in the American city of Savannah, Georgia. It is located in the northwestern civic block of Columbia Square and was built in 1892.Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private nonprofit art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the Unit ...

; 1890) *John Hernandez Property, 310 Habersham Street (1861) *Cohen Row, 312–320 Habersham Street (1883) *John Kenney House, 319 East Charlton Street (its entrance is on Habersham; 1870) *

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, 321 Habersham Street (1851) *George Hawkins House, 410 Habersham Street (1892) *First Congregational Church, 421 Habersham Street (1895) *424 Habersham Street (1896) *426 Habersham Street (1896) *Mary Dwyer Triplex, 427–431 Habersham Street (1886) *John Powers Duplex, 430–432 Habersham Street (1887) *John Entelman Property (I), 433 Habersham Street (1896) *John Entelman Property (II), 435 Habersham Street (1896) *John Entelman Property (III), 437 Habersham Street (1897) *Sarah Sexton Property, 440 Habersham Street (1902) *Emeline Lee Property (I), 602 Habersham Street (1889–1892) *Emeline Lee Property (II), 604 Habersham Street (1889–1892) *Emeline Lee Property (III), 606 Habersham Street (1892) An outlet of River Street Sweets is located at 4515 Habersham Street.

References in popular culture

The street is also featured several times in

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's 1994 book ''

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' is a non-fiction novel by John Berendt. The book, Berendt's first, was published in 1994 and follows the story of an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute. Subtitled ''A Savannah S ...

''. In the subsequent 1997 movie,

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walks from her East Liberty Street home to the Myra Bishop Family Clinic, which was located at 311 Habersham Street, about 500 feet away.

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