Habersham Street (Savannah, Georgia)
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Habersham Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between
Lincoln Street Lincoln Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Abercorn Street to the west and Habersham Street to the east, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. Route ...
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Price Street Price Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Habersham Street to the west and East Broad Street to the east, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to East Victory Drive (U.S. Route ...
to the east, it runs for about from East Bay Street in the north to Stephenson Avenue in the south. The street is named for merchant and statesman James Habersham. It was known as Prendergast Street in 1760. Its northern section passes through the Savannah Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and Habersham Street goes around four of Savannah's 22 squares. They are (from north to south): *
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Troup Square Troup Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Colonial Park Ceme ...
* Whitefield Square Habersham Street also bounds the eastern edge of Colonial Park Cemetery, in which James Habersham was buried upon his death in 1775.


Notable buildings and structures

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, 7 Habersham Street (between 1791 and 1794) *John Strous House, 11 Habersham Street (1852) * Spencer–Woodbridge House, 22 Habersham Street (between 1790 and 1804) * John David Mongin House, 24 Habersham Street (circa 1797) *Harry Schroder Duplex, 32–34 Habersham Street (1898) * Kehoe House (II), 123 Habersham Street (1892) *Frederick Heineman House, 125–127 Habersham Street (1842) *Green Fleetwood House, 128 Habersham Street (1854) *Kehoe House (I), 130 Habersham Street (1885) *The Frederick Ball House, 136 Habersham Street (1805) *Robert Lawton Duplex, 228–232 Habersham Street (1844) *Maggie Ritchie House, 234 Habersham Street (1890) *Former county jail, 235–239 Habersham Street (now Habersham Hall, part of the Savannah College of Art and Design; 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 John Berendt's 1994 book '' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''. In the subsequent 1997 movie, The Lady Chablis walks from her East Liberty Street home to the Myra Bishop Family Clinic, which was located at 311 Habersham Street, about 500 feet away.


References

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