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and East St. Julian Street. It is east of Reynolds Square, west of Washington Square and north of

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. The oldest building on the square is the

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, at 22 Habersham Street, which dates to 1790. The Lincoln Street Parking Garage occupies the entire western side of the square. The square was laid out in 1791 and named for General

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, a Revolutionary War hero killed at the

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and who had served as President of the Provincial Government of Massachusetts.Tour Guide Manual
for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007.The Savannah Experience, ''Historic Savannah Squares''
accessed June 16, 2007
accessed June 16, 2007 British

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seized by Savannahians had been sent to aid the Americans at Bunker Hill. The "

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" relationship between Savannah and Boston survived even the Civil War, and Bostonians sent shiploads of provisions to Savannah shortly after the city surrendered to

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in 1864.Chan Sieg (1984). ''The squares: an introduction to Savannah''.

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: Donning.

Dedication

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 block *324–326 East Bryan Street (1806/1895) *John Strous House, 11 Habersham Street (1852) *302 East Bryan Street (1901–1905) The Lincoln Street Parking Garage occupies the entire western side of the square. ;Southwestern residential/tything block 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. ;Northeastern residential/tything block *(Estate of) John Eppinger Property, 404 East Bryan Street (1822)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 13 – moved from 211 West Perry Street *Patrick Shiels House, 410 East Bryan Street (1848) *Dennis O'Connell House, 416 East Bryan Street (1888) *Mary Driscoll House, 418 East Bryan Street (1898) *17 Price Street (1857) ;Northeastern civic/trust block *

, 22 Habersham Street (1790–1804) – oldest building on the square; also known as the George Basil Spencer House *

Margaret Pendergast House The Margaret Pendergast House is a home in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northeastern civic block of Warren Square, and was built by 1868.''Biography of Margaret Ann Prendergast''

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420 East St. Julian Street (1868)"Another Eppinger House Makes a Move"
– The Beehive Foundation *Henry Willink Cottage, 426 East St. Julian Street (1845) – replaced a structure torn down by Anne and Mills Lane ;Southeastern civic/trust block *

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 (1797) – moved from 25 Habersham Street, across the square *419 East St. Julian Street (1826) *421–425 East St. Julian Street (1892) ;Southeastern residential/tything block *Harry Schroder Duplex, 32–34 Habersham Street (1898) *John Ballon Property, 417 East Congress Street (1839) *John Ballon Property, 419 East Congress Street (1839) *425 East Congress Street (1799–1808)

Gallery

File:11_Habersham_Street.jpg, John Strous House, 11 Habersham Street File:Hampton Lillibridge House, No. 2, 312 East Bryan Street (demolished), Savannah, Chatham County, GA.jpg, The Hampton Lillibridge House stood at 312 East Bryan Street, but has since been demolished File:Eppinger-Lane House, 211 West Perry Street (moved to 404 East Bryan Street), Savannah, Chatham County, GA.jpg, The (estate of) John Eppinger Property was moved to 404 East Bryan Street from 211 West Perry Street File:410 East Bryan Street.jpg, Patrick Shiels House, 410 East Bryan Street File:416 East Bryan Street.jpg, Dennis O'Connell House, 416 East Bryan Street File:418 East Bryan Street.jpg, Mary Driscoll House, 418 East Bryan Street File:John David Mongin House.jpg, John David Mongin House, 24 Habersham Street File:Harry Schroder Duplex.jpg, Harry Schroder Duplex, 32−34 Habersham Street File:John Ballon Property (1).jpg, 417 East Congress Street, one of the John Ballon properties File:John Ballon Property (2).jpg, 419 East Congress Street, the other John Ballon property File:425 East Congress Street.jpg, 425 East Congress Street File:Margaret Pendergast House.jpg, Margaret Pendergast House, 420 East St. Julian Street File:Henry Willink Cottage.jpg, Henry Willink Cottage, 420 East St. Julian Street

References

{{Squares of Savannah, Georgia Warren Square, Savannah 1791 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)