Whitaker Street is a prominent street in

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, United States. Located between

Barnard Street Barnard Street is a prominent street in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located between Jefferson Street to the west and Whitaker Street to the east, it runs for about from West Bay Street in the north to West 52nd Street in the south. ...

to the west and

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to the east, it runs for about from West

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in the north to West Victory Drive (

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) in the south. Its directional flow is one-way (southbound). The street is named for Benjamin Whitaker, surveyor general of South Carolina. Its northern section passes through the Savannah Historic District, a

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.James Dillon (1977) , National Park Service and Whitaker Street runs beside ten squares. From north to south: ;To the west of: * Johnson Square *

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Chippewa Square Chippewa Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the middle row of the city's five rows of squares, on Bull Street and McDonough Street, and was laid out in 1815. It is south of Wright Square, west o ...

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;To the east of: * Ellis Square *

Telfair Square Telfair Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West President Street, and was laid out in 1733 as one of the first four squar ...

* Orleans Square * Pulaski Square * Chatham Square It also forms the western boundary of

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Notable buildings and structures

Below is a selection of notable buildings and structures on Whitaker Street, all in Savannah's Historic District. From north to south:Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011) GHS-Hodgson-Hall

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'' Building, 5 Whitaker Street (1875) *37 Whitaker Street (1890) *116 Whitaker Street (1866) *144–152 Whitaker Street (1898) *Benjamin Purse Property, 311 Whitaker Street (1885) *Julia Tucker Property, 333–335 Whitaker Street (1852) *339 Whitaker Street (1910) *Frederick Kuck Property, 411–417 Whitaker Street (1899) *422 Whitaker Street (1880) *

W. B. Hodgson Hall W. B. Hodgson Hall is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States, built in 1876. Designed by the American Institute of Architects' founder Detlef Lienau, it is now the home of Georgia Historical Society's Research Center.

, 501 Whitaker Street (1876) *Magnolia Hall, 503 Whitaker Street (1883) *John Williamson House, 509 Whitaker Street (1870) *Metts–McNeil House, 513 Whitaker Street (1903) *601 Whitaker Street (1883) *603 Whitaker Street (1888) *605 Whitaker Street (1886) *William Holt House, 609 Whitaker Street (1886) *611 Whitaker Street (1894) *Joseph Chestnut House, 701 Whitaker Street (1892) *703 Whitaker Street (1890) *705 Whitaker Street (1900)

References

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