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, west of Lafayette Square, north of

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and east of

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. The square is named for

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, fourth

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. The oldest building on the square is the Sorrel–Weed House, at 6 West Harris Street, which dates to 1840. In the center of the square is the William Jasper Monument, an 1888 work by

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memorializing Sergeant

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, a soldier in the

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who, though mortally wounded, heroically recovered his company's

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.City of Savannah's monuments page
This page links directly to numerous short entries, many accompanied by photographs, discussing a variety of monuments, memorials, etc., in the squares and elsewhere. Accessed June 16, 2007. Savannahians sometimes refer to this as ''Jasper'' Square, in honor of Jasper's statue.Chan Sieg (1984). ''The squares: an introduction to Savannah''.

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: Donning. Madison Square features a vintage

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from the Savannah

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.''Savannah Scene''
magazine, May–June 2007, pp 10–11, accessed June 16, 2007. These now mark the starting points of the first highways in Georgia, the Ogeechee Road, leading to Darien, and the Augusta Road.''Our Coast's'' guide to Savannah's Squares
accessed June 16, 2007. Site features an excellent interactive map of Savannah's squares and numerous photographs. The square also includes a monument marking the center of the British resistance during the siege.See Savannah
by T.D. Conner (2001), accessed June 14, 2007 The

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, at 341 Bull Street, was designed by

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, also the architect of

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. In 1971 Savannah landscape architect

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and Mills B. Lane planned and initiated a project to install new walk patterns with offset sitting areas and connecting walks at curbs, add new benches, lighting and planting.

Dedication

Markers and structures

Constituent buildings

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

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. They are listed with construction years where known. ;Northwestern residential/tything lot * Sorrel–Weed House, 6 West Harris Street (1840) – oldest building on the square *Francis Sorrel Property, 12 West Harris Street (1856) *Eugenia & Louisa Kerr Duplex, 14–18 West Harris Street (1842–1843) – attributed to Charles B. Cluskey *

Eliza Ann Jewett Eliza Ann Jewett (March 1779 – October 30, 1856) was an American real-estate investor. Several properties in Savannah, Georgia, where she was based, are now named for her. Her most active years were during the mid-19th century, when she was bey ...

Property (3), 20–22 West Harris Street (1842–1843) *24 West Harris Street (1840) *John Gallie Property, 26 West Harris Street (1840) – now Harris Hall, property of SCAD ;Northwestern civic/trust lot * Green–Meldrim House, 14 West Macon Street (1850–1853) ;Southwestern civic/trust lot * St. John's Episcopal Church, 325 Bull Street (1853) ;Southwestern residential/tything lot *

, 341 Bull Street (1912/1923)Gryphon
– SCAD.edu – now Gryphon, part of SCAD *Daniel Purse Row House, 5–9 West Charlton Street (1879) *Daniel Robertson Property (1), 11–17 West Charlton Street (1852–1853) *Daniel Robertson Property (2), 19 West Charlton Street (1857) *Daniel Robertson Property (3), 23–25 West Charlton Street (1845) ;Northeastern residential/tything lot * The DeSoto, 15 East Liberty Street (1968) – replaced the original, 1890-built Hotel DeSoto, designed by William G. Preston ;Northeastern civic/trust lot *Eliza Ann Jewett Property (1), 326 Bull Street (1843)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 49 *Eliza Ann Jewett Row House, 18–24 East Macon Street (1852–1853) ;Southeastern residential/tything lot * Poetter Hall, 342 Bull Street (1893) *Louisa Porter Home, 23 East Charlton Street, Savannah, Georgia (1853)''Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the

Georgia Historical Society The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is a statewide historical society in Georgia. Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, GHS is one of the oldest historical organizations in the United States. Since 1839, the society has collected, examined, and ta ...

'', Luciana M. Spracher (2003)

Gallery

File:DeSoto Hotel, Savannah, GA, US.jpg, The DeSoto Hotel, 15 East Liberty Street File:Green-Meldrim House, Savannah, GA, US.JPG, Green–Meldrim House, 14 West Macon Street File:Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory Art Work of Savannah and Augusta, Part 5.jpg, Poetter Hall, 342 Bull Street File:Sorrel–Weed House, Savannah, GA, US (2).jpg, Sorrel–Weed House, 6 West Harris Street File:St. John's Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA, US.JPG, St. John's Episcopal Church, 325 Bull Street File:Eliza Ann Jewett House.jpg, Eliza Ann Jewett House, 326 Bull Street File:18-24 East Macon Street.jpg, Eliza Ann Jewett Row House, 18–24 East Macon Street File:Masonic Temple, 341 Bull Street.jpg, Masonic Temple, 341 Bull Street File:5-9 West Charlton Street.jpg, Daniel Purse Row House, 5–9 West Charlton Street File:11-17 West Charlton Street.jpg, Daniel Robertson Property (1), 11–17 West Charlton Street File:19 West Charlton Street.jpg, Daniel Robertson Property (2), 19 West Charlton Street File:23-25 West Charlton Street.jpg, Daniel Robertson Property (3), 23–25 West Charlton Street File:12 West Harris Street.jpg, Francis Sorrel Property, 12 West Harris Street File:14-18 West Harris Street.jpg, Eugenia & Louisa Kerr Duplex, 14–18 West Harris Street File:20-22 West Harris Street.jpg, Eliza Ann Jewett Property (3), 20–22 West Harris Street File:26 West Harris Street.jpg, John Gallie Property, 26 West Harris Street

References

{{Squares of Savannah, Georgia Madison Square, Savannah 1837 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)